diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
index 0766f95..5cffeca 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@
 	dprintk("nfsd: GETATTR  %s\n", SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh));
 
 	fh_copy(&resp->fh, &argp->fh);
-	nfserr = fh_verify(rqstp, &resp->fh, 0, NFSD_MAY_NOP);
+	nfserr = fh_verify(rqstp, &resp->fh, 0,
+			NFSD_MAY_NOP | NFSD_MAY_BYPASS_GSS_ON_ROOT);
 	return nfsd_return_attrs(nfserr, resp);
 }
 
@@ -521,7 +522,8 @@
 
 	dprintk("nfsd: STATFS   %s\n", SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh));
 
-	nfserr = nfsd_statfs(rqstp, &argp->fh, &resp->stats);
+	nfserr = nfsd_statfs(rqstp, &argp->fh, &resp->stats,
+			NFSD_MAY_BYPASS_GSS_ON_ROOT);
 	fh_put(&argp->fh);
 	return nfserr;
 }