diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
index 55c8e63af0be..90c6aa6d5e0f 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ fh_verify(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, int type, int access)
 	 * which clients virtually always use auth_sys for,
 	 * even while using RPCSEC_GSS for NFS.
 	 */
-	if (access & NFSD_MAY_LOCK)
+	if (access & NFSD_MAY_LOCK || access & NFSD_MAY_BYPASS_GSS)
 		goto skip_pseudoflavor_check;
 	/*
 	 * Clients may expect to be able to use auth_sys during mount,
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.h b/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
index 1036913e6e86..4d2509f766d4 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #define NFSD_MAY_LOCAL_ACCESS	128 /* IRIX doing local access check on device special file*/
 #define NFSD_MAY_BYPASS_GSS_ON_ROOT 256
 #define NFSD_MAY_NOT_BREAK_LEASE 512
+#define NFSD_MAY_BYPASS_GSS	1024
 
 #define NFSD_MAY_CREATE		(NFSD_MAY_EXEC|NFSD_MAY_WRITE)
 #define NFSD_MAY_REMOVE		(NFSD_MAY_EXEC|NFSD_MAY_WRITE|NFSD_MAY_TRUNC)