diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
index 355bf0db3235..937be276bb6b 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ fh_compose(struct svc_fh *fhp, struct svc_export *exp, struct dentry *dentry,
 		_fh_update(fhp, exp, dentry);
 	if (fhp->fh_handle.fh_fileid_type == FILEID_INVALID) {
 		fh_put(fhp);
-		return nfserr_opnotsupp;
+		return nfserr_stale;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ fh_update(struct svc_fh *fhp)
 
 	_fh_update(fhp, fhp->fh_export, dentry);
 	if (fhp->fh_handle.fh_fileid_type == FILEID_INVALID)
-		return nfserr_opnotsupp;
+		return nfserr_stale;
 	return 0;
 out_bad:
 	printk(KERN_ERR "fh_update: fh not verified!\n");