diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/namei.c b/fs/nilfs2/namei.c
index 22180836ec22..37dd6b05b1b5 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/namei.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/namei.c
@@ -496,8 +496,7 @@ static struct dentry *nilfs_fh_to_dentry(struct super_block *sb, struct fid *fh,
 {
 	struct nilfs_fid *fid = (struct nilfs_fid *)fh;
 
-	if ((fh_len != NILFS_FID_SIZE_NON_CONNECTABLE &&
-	     fh_len != NILFS_FID_SIZE_CONNECTABLE) ||
+	if (fh_len < NILFS_FID_SIZE_NON_CONNECTABLE ||
 	    (fh_type != FILEID_NILFS_WITH_PARENT &&
 	     fh_type != FILEID_NILFS_WITHOUT_PARENT))
 		return NULL;
@@ -510,7 +509,7 @@ static struct dentry *nilfs_fh_to_parent(struct super_block *sb, struct fid *fh,
 {
 	struct nilfs_fid *fid = (struct nilfs_fid *)fh;
 
-	if (fh_len != NILFS_FID_SIZE_CONNECTABLE ||
+	if (fh_len < NILFS_FID_SIZE_CONNECTABLE ||
 	    fh_type != FILEID_NILFS_WITH_PARENT)
 		return NULL;