1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 54404d730809..8790571b30fd 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -366,8 +366,9 @@ nfsd_setattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct iattr *iap,
         }
 
         /* Revoke setuid/setgid on chown */
-        if (((iap->ia_valid & ATTR_UID) && iap->ia_uid != inode->i_uid) ||
-            ((iap->ia_valid & ATTR_GID) && iap->ia_gid != inode->i_gid)) {
+        if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) &&
+            (((iap->ia_valid & ATTR_UID) && iap->ia_uid != inode->i_uid) ||
+             ((iap->ia_valid & ATTR_GID) && iap->ia_gid != inode->i_gid))) {
                 iap->ia_valid |= ATTR_KILL_PRIV;
                 if (iap->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE) {
                         /* we're setting mode too, just clear the s*id bits */