diff --git a/fs/nfsd/export.c b/fs/nfsd/export.c
index c64d55f319bd..18ac20ffedd2 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/export.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/export.c
@@ -358,10 +358,12 @@ static struct svc_export *svc_export_lookup(struct svc_export *);
 static int check_export(struct inode *inode, int flags, unsigned char *uuid)
 {
 
-	/* We currently export only dirs and regular files.
-	 * This is what umountd does.
+	/*
+	 * We currently export only dirs, regular files, and (for v4
+	 * pseudoroot) symlinks.
 	 */
 	if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) &&
+	    !S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode) &&
 	    !S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
 		return -ENOTDIR;