diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index edf050766e57..3cd3b9e069f4 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ static int __nfsd_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iap)
 			return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!iap->ia_valid)
+	if ((iap->ia_valid & ~ATTR_DELEG) == 0)
 		return 0;
 
 	/*