diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_export.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_export.c
index 265f016..c672b32 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_export.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_export.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 	if (!ip)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
 
-	if (!ip->i_d.di_mode || ip->i_d.di_gen != generation) {
+	if (ip->i_d.di_gen != generation) {
 		xfs_iput_new(ip, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 	}