diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index 0fac2cb1ea18..bd7e1cc53b90 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@ void nfs_prime_dcache(struct dentry *parent, struct nfs_entry *entry)
 	dentry = d_lookup(parent, &filename);
 	if (dentry != NULL) {
 		if (nfs_same_file(dentry, entry)) {
+			nfs_set_verifier(dentry, nfs_save_change_attribute(dir));
 			status = nfs_refresh_inode(dentry->d_inode, entry->fattr);
 			if (!status)
 				nfs_setsecurity(dentry->d_inode, entry->fattr, entry->label);