diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index 52e7d6869e3b..dda689d7a8a7 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ nfs_init_locked(struct inode *inode, void *opaque)
 	struct nfs_fattr	*fattr = desc->fattr;
 
 	set_nfs_fileid(inode, fattr->fileid);
+	inode->i_mode = fattr->mode;
 	nfs_copy_fh(NFS_FH(inode), desc->fh);
 	return 0;
 }