diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
index 2a533a0af2a9..7e84a852cdae 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
@@ -260,9 +260,11 @@ void fill_post_wcc(struct svc_fh *fhp)
 	err = vfs_getattr(fhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt, fhp->fh_dentry,
 			&fhp->fh_post_attr);
 	fhp->fh_post_change = fhp->fh_dentry->d_inode->i_version;
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
 		fhp->fh_post_saved = 0;
-	else
+		/* Grab the ctime anyway - set_change_info might use it */
+		fhp->fh_post_attr.ctime = fhp->fh_dentry->d_inode->i_ctime;
+	} else
 		fhp->fh_post_saved = 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/xdr4.h b/fs/nfsd/xdr4.h
index 4d476ff08ae6..60fce3dc5cb5 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/xdr4.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/xdr4.h
@@ -484,18 +484,17 @@ static inline bool nfsd4_not_cached(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp)
 static inline void
 set_change_info(struct nfsd4_change_info *cinfo, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 {
-	BUG_ON(!fhp->fh_pre_saved || !fhp->fh_post_saved);
-	cinfo->atomic = 1;
+	BUG_ON(!fhp->fh_pre_saved);
+	cinfo->atomic = fhp->fh_post_saved;
 	cinfo->change_supported = IS_I_VERSION(fhp->fh_dentry->d_inode);
-	if (cinfo->change_supported) {
-		cinfo->before_change = fhp->fh_pre_change;
-		cinfo->after_change = fhp->fh_post_change;
-	} else {
-		cinfo->before_ctime_sec = fhp->fh_pre_ctime.tv_sec;
-		cinfo->before_ctime_nsec = fhp->fh_pre_ctime.tv_nsec;
-		cinfo->after_ctime_sec = fhp->fh_post_attr.ctime.tv_sec;
-		cinfo->after_ctime_nsec = fhp->fh_post_attr.ctime.tv_nsec;
-	}
+
+	cinfo->before_change = fhp->fh_pre_change;
+	cinfo->after_change = fhp->fh_post_change;
+	cinfo->before_ctime_sec = fhp->fh_pre_ctime.tv_sec;
+	cinfo->before_ctime_nsec = fhp->fh_pre_ctime.tv_nsec;
+	cinfo->after_ctime_sec = fhp->fh_post_attr.ctime.tv_sec;
+	cinfo->after_ctime_nsec = fhp->fh_post_attr.ctime.tv_nsec;
+
 }
 
 int nfs4svc_encode_voidres(struct svc_rqst *, __be32 *, void *);