diff --git a/fs/nfs/namespace.c b/fs/nfs/namespace.c
index dd057bc6b65..fc8dc20fdeb 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/namespace.c
@@ -177,11 +177,31 @@ out_nofree:
 	return mnt;
 }
 
+static int
+nfs_namespace_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry, struct kstat *stat)
+{
+	if (NFS_FH(dentry->d_inode)->size != 0)
+		return nfs_getattr(mnt, dentry, stat);
+	generic_fillattr(dentry->d_inode, stat);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+nfs_namespace_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
+{
+	if (NFS_FH(dentry->d_inode)->size != 0)
+		return nfs_setattr(dentry, attr);
+	return -EACCES;
+}
+
 const struct inode_operations nfs_mountpoint_inode_operations = {
 	.getattr	= nfs_getattr,
+	.setattr	= nfs_setattr,
 };
 
 const struct inode_operations nfs_referral_inode_operations = {
+	.getattr	= nfs_namespace_getattr,
+	.setattr	= nfs_namespace_setattr,
 };
 
 static void nfs_expire_automounts(struct work_struct *work)