1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfs/delegation.c b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
index 12de88353eeb..89af1d269274 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/delegation.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
@@ -256,11 +256,14 @@ int nfs_inode_set_delegation(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred, struct
                 /*
                  * Deal with broken servers that hand out two
                  * delegations for the same file.
+                 * Allow for upgrades to a WRITE delegation, but
+                 * nothing else.
                  */
                 dfprintk(FILE, "%s: server %s handed out "
                                 "a duplicate delegation!\n",
                                 __func__, clp->cl_hostname);
-                if (delegation->type <= old_delegation->type) {
+                if (delegation->type == old_delegation->type ||
+                    !(delegation->type & FMODE_WRITE)) {
                         freeme = delegation;
                         delegation = NULL;
                         goto out;