diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
index 6ed13754290a..b8ddf21e70ea 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
@@ -875,6 +875,7 @@ nfserrno (int errno)
 		{ nfserr_serverfault, -ESERVERFAULT },
 		{ nfserr_serverfault, -ENFILE },
 		{ nfserr_io, -EREMOTEIO },
+		{ nfserr_stale, -EOPENSTALE },
 		{ nfserr_io, -EUCLEAN },
 		{ nfserr_perm, -ENOKEY },
 		{ nfserr_no_grace, -ENOGRACE},
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index deaf4a50550d..b343677b01ef 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -805,6 +805,7 @@ nfsd_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, umode_t type,
 		int may_flags, struct file **filp)
 {
 	__be32 err;
+	bool retried = false;
 
 	validate_process_creds();
 	/*
@@ -820,9 +821,16 @@ nfsd_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, umode_t type,
 	 */
 	if (type == S_IFREG)
 		may_flags |= NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE;
+retry:
 	err = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, type, may_flags);
-	if (!err)
+	if (!err) {
 		err = __nfsd_open(rqstp, fhp, type, may_flags, filp);
+		if (err == nfserr_stale && !retried) {
+			retried = true;
+			fh_put(fhp);
+			goto retry;
+		}
+	}
 	validate_process_creds();
 	return err;
 }