diff --git a/fs/btrfs/export.c b/fs/btrfs/export.c
index 8d052209f473..2513a7f53334 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/export.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/export.c
@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@ static struct dentry *btrfs_fh_to_parent(struct super_block *sb, struct fid *fh,
 	u32 generation;
 
 	if (fh_type == FILEID_BTRFS_WITH_PARENT) {
-		if (fh_len !=  BTRFS_FID_SIZE_CONNECTABLE)
+		if (fh_len <  BTRFS_FID_SIZE_CONNECTABLE)
 			return NULL;
 		root_objectid = fid->root_objectid;
 	} else if (fh_type == FILEID_BTRFS_WITH_PARENT_ROOT) {
-		if (fh_len != BTRFS_FID_SIZE_CONNECTABLE_ROOT)
+		if (fh_len < BTRFS_FID_SIZE_CONNECTABLE_ROOT)
 			return NULL;
 		root_objectid = fid->parent_root_objectid;
 	} else
@@ -136,11 +136,11 @@ static struct dentry *btrfs_fh_to_dentry(struct super_block *sb, struct fid *fh,
 	u32 generation;
 
 	if ((fh_type != FILEID_BTRFS_WITH_PARENT ||
-	     fh_len != BTRFS_FID_SIZE_CONNECTABLE) &&
+	     fh_len < BTRFS_FID_SIZE_CONNECTABLE) &&
 	    (fh_type != FILEID_BTRFS_WITH_PARENT_ROOT ||
-	     fh_len != BTRFS_FID_SIZE_CONNECTABLE_ROOT) &&
+	     fh_len < BTRFS_FID_SIZE_CONNECTABLE_ROOT) &&
 	    (fh_type != FILEID_BTRFS_WITHOUT_PARENT ||
-	     fh_len != BTRFS_FID_SIZE_NON_CONNECTABLE))
+	     fh_len < BTRFS_FID_SIZE_NON_CONNECTABLE))
 		return NULL;
 
 	objectid = fid->objectid;