diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 0c92a17..4c22870 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@
 	unsigned int flags = 0;
 
 	/* Get inode */
-	error = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, 0 /* S_IFREG */, NFSD_MAY_SATTR);
+	error = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, 0, NFSD_MAY_SATTR);
 	if (error)
 		return error;