diff --git a/fs/nfs/getroot.c b/fs/nfs/getroot.c
index 7428f7d6273b..a70e446e1605 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/getroot.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/getroot.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ int nfs4_get_rootfh(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fh *mntfh)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (!(fsinfo.fattr->valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR_MODE)
+	if (!(fsinfo.fattr->valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR_TYPE)
 			|| !S_ISDIR(fsinfo.fattr->mode)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "nfs4_get_rootfh:"
 		       " getroot encountered non-directory\n");