diff --git a/fs/nfs/export.c b/fs/nfs/export.c
index 01596f2d0a1e..0a5ee1754d50 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/export.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/export.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ nfs_encode_fh(struct inode *inode, __u32 *p, int *max_len, struct inode *parent)
 	dprintk("%s: max fh len %d inode %p parent %p",
 		__func__, *max_len, inode, parent);
 
-	if (*max_len < len || IS_AUTOMOUNT(inode)) {
+	if (*max_len < len) {
 		dprintk("%s: fh len %d too small, required %d\n",
 			__func__, *max_len, len);
 		*max_len = len;