1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index 3ddda6f7ecc2..e7ffb4deb3e5 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -690,7 +690,9 @@ int nfs_lookup_verify_inode(struct inode *inode, struct nameidata *nd)
                         goto out_force;
                 /* This is an open(2) */
                 if (nfs_lookup_check_intent(nd, LOOKUP_OPEN) != 0 &&
-                                !(server->flags & NFS_MOUNT_NOCTO))
+                                !(server->flags & NFS_MOUNT_NOCTO) &&
+                                (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) ||
+                                 S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)))
                         goto out_force;
         }
         return nfs_revalidate_inode(server, inode);