diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
index fc8d5b7db9f8..268ef57751c4 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
@@ -307,7 +307,9 @@ nfsd3_create_file(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	if (!IS_POSIXACL(inode))
 		iap->ia_mode &= ~current_umask();
 
-	fh_fill_pre_attrs(fhp);
+	status = fh_fill_pre_attrs(fhp);
+	if (status != nfs_ok)
+		goto out;
 	host_err = vfs_create(&nop_mnt_idmap, inode, child, iap->ia_mode, true);
 	if (host_err < 0) {
 		status = nfserrno(host_err);
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index d8e7a533f9d2..9285e1eab4d5 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -297,12 +297,12 @@ nfsd4_create_file(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	}
 
 	if (d_really_is_positive(child)) {
-		status = nfs_ok;
-
 		/* NFSv4 protocol requires change attributes even though
 		 * no change happened.
 		 */
-		fh_fill_both_attrs(fhp);
+		status = fh_fill_both_attrs(fhp);
+		if (status != nfs_ok)
+			goto out;
 
 		switch (open->op_createmode) {
 		case NFS4_CREATE_UNCHECKED:
@@ -345,7 +345,9 @@ nfsd4_create_file(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	if (!IS_POSIXACL(inode))
 		iap->ia_mode &= ~current_umask();
 
-	fh_fill_pre_attrs(fhp);
+	status = fh_fill_pre_attrs(fhp);
+	if (status != nfs_ok)
+		goto out;
 	status = nfsd4_vfs_create(fhp, child, open);
 	if (status != nfs_ok)
 		goto out;
@@ -424,11 +426,11 @@ do_open_lookup(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate, stru
 	} else {
 		status = nfsd_lookup(rqstp, current_fh,
 				     open->op_fname, open->op_fnamelen, *resfh);
-		if (!status)
+		if (status == nfs_ok)
 			/* NFSv4 protocol requires change attributes even though
 			 * no change happened.
 			 */
-			fh_fill_both_attrs(current_fh);
+			status = fh_fill_both_attrs(current_fh);
 	}
 	if (status)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
index c291389a1d71..355bf0db3235 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ fh_update(struct svc_fh *fhp)
  * @fhp: file handle to be updated
  *
  */
-void fh_fill_pre_attrs(struct svc_fh *fhp)
+__be32 __must_check fh_fill_pre_attrs(struct svc_fh *fhp)
 {
 	bool v4 = (fhp->fh_maxsize == NFS4_FHSIZE);
 	struct inode *inode;
@@ -622,12 +622,12 @@ void fh_fill_pre_attrs(struct svc_fh *fhp)
 	__be32 err;
 
 	if (fhp->fh_no_wcc || fhp->fh_pre_saved)
-		return;
+		return nfs_ok;
 
 	inode = d_inode(fhp->fh_dentry);
 	err = fh_getattr(fhp, &stat);
 	if (err)
-		return;
+		return err;
 
 	if (v4)
 		fhp->fh_pre_change = nfsd4_change_attribute(&stat, inode);
@@ -636,6 +636,7 @@ void fh_fill_pre_attrs(struct svc_fh *fhp)
 	fhp->fh_pre_ctime = stat.ctime;
 	fhp->fh_pre_size  = stat.size;
 	fhp->fh_pre_saved = true;
+	return nfs_ok;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -643,26 +644,27 @@ void fh_fill_pre_attrs(struct svc_fh *fhp)
  * @fhp: file handle to be updated
  *
  */
-void fh_fill_post_attrs(struct svc_fh *fhp)
+__be32 fh_fill_post_attrs(struct svc_fh *fhp)
 {
 	bool v4 = (fhp->fh_maxsize == NFS4_FHSIZE);
 	struct inode *inode = d_inode(fhp->fh_dentry);
 	__be32 err;
 
 	if (fhp->fh_no_wcc)
-		return;
+		return nfs_ok;
 
 	if (fhp->fh_post_saved)
 		printk("nfsd: inode locked twice during operation.\n");
 
 	err = fh_getattr(fhp, &fhp->fh_post_attr);
 	if (err)
-		return;
+		return err;
 
 	fhp->fh_post_saved = true;
 	if (v4)
 		fhp->fh_post_change =
 			nfsd4_change_attribute(&fhp->fh_post_attr, inode);
+	return nfs_ok;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -672,16 +674,20 @@ void fh_fill_post_attrs(struct svc_fh *fhp)
  * This is used when the directory wasn't changed, but wcc attributes
  * are needed anyway.
  */
-void fh_fill_both_attrs(struct svc_fh *fhp)
+__be32 __must_check fh_fill_both_attrs(struct svc_fh *fhp)
 {
-	fh_fill_post_attrs(fhp);
-	if (!fhp->fh_post_saved)
-		return;
+	__be32 err;
+
+	err = fh_fill_post_attrs(fhp);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	fhp->fh_pre_change = fhp->fh_post_change;
 	fhp->fh_pre_mtime = fhp->fh_post_attr.mtime;
 	fhp->fh_pre_ctime = fhp->fh_post_attr.ctime;
 	fhp->fh_pre_size = fhp->fh_post_attr.size;
 	fhp->fh_pre_saved = true;
+	return nfs_ok;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.h b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.h
index 4e0ecf0ae2cf..40426f899e76 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.h
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ static inline void fh_clear_pre_post_attrs(struct svc_fh *fhp)
 }
 
 u64 nfsd4_change_attribute(struct kstat *stat, struct inode *inode);
-extern void fh_fill_pre_attrs(struct svc_fh *fhp);
-extern void fh_fill_post_attrs(struct svc_fh *fhp);
-extern void fh_fill_both_attrs(struct svc_fh *fhp);
+__be32 __must_check fh_fill_pre_attrs(struct svc_fh *fhp);
+__be32 fh_fill_post_attrs(struct svc_fh *fhp);
+__be32 __must_check fh_fill_both_attrs(struct svc_fh *fhp);
 #endif /* _LINUX_NFSD_NFSFH_H */
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 8a2321d19194..0389c91c52fa 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -1537,7 +1537,9 @@ nfsd_create(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	dput(dchild);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_unlock;
-	fh_fill_pre_attrs(fhp);
+	err = fh_fill_pre_attrs(fhp);
+	if (err != nfs_ok)
+		goto out_unlock;
 	err = nfsd_create_locked(rqstp, fhp, attrs, type, rdev, resfhp);
 	fh_fill_post_attrs(fhp);
 out_unlock:
@@ -1632,13 +1634,16 @@ nfsd_symlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 		inode_unlock(dentry->d_inode);
 		goto out_drop_write;
 	}
-	fh_fill_pre_attrs(fhp);
+	err = fh_fill_pre_attrs(fhp);
+	if (err != nfs_ok)
+		goto out_unlock;
 	host_err = vfs_symlink(&nop_mnt_idmap, d_inode(dentry), dnew, path);
 	err = nfserrno(host_err);
 	cerr = fh_compose(resfhp, fhp->fh_export, dnew, fhp);
 	if (!err)
 		nfsd_create_setattr(rqstp, fhp, resfhp, attrs);
 	fh_fill_post_attrs(fhp);
+out_unlock:
 	inode_unlock(dentry->d_inode);
 	if (!err)
 		err = nfserrno(commit_metadata(fhp));
@@ -1700,7 +1705,9 @@ nfsd_link(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *ffhp,
 	err = nfserr_noent;
 	if (d_really_is_negative(dold))
 		goto out_dput;
-	fh_fill_pre_attrs(ffhp);
+	err = fh_fill_pre_attrs(ffhp);
+	if (err != nfs_ok)
+		goto out_dput;
 	host_err = vfs_link(dold, &nop_mnt_idmap, dirp, dnew, NULL);
 	fh_fill_post_attrs(ffhp);
 	inode_unlock(dirp);
@@ -1786,8 +1793,12 @@ nfsd_rename(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *ffhp, char *fname, int flen,
 	}
 
 	trap = lock_rename(tdentry, fdentry);
-	fh_fill_pre_attrs(ffhp);
-	fh_fill_pre_attrs(tfhp);
+	err = fh_fill_pre_attrs(ffhp);
+	if (err != nfs_ok)
+		goto out_unlock;
+	err = fh_fill_pre_attrs(tfhp);
+	if (err != nfs_ok)
+		goto out_unlock;
 
 	odentry = lookup_one_len(fname, fdentry, flen);
 	host_err = PTR_ERR(odentry);
@@ -1854,6 +1865,7 @@ nfsd_rename(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *ffhp, char *fname, int flen,
 		fh_fill_post_attrs(ffhp);
 		fh_fill_post_attrs(tfhp);
 	}
+out_unlock:
 	unlock_rename(tdentry, fdentry);
 	fh_drop_write(ffhp);
 
@@ -1913,12 +1925,14 @@ nfsd_unlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, int type,
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 	rinode = d_inode(rdentry);
-	ihold(rinode);
+	err = fh_fill_pre_attrs(fhp);
+	if (err != nfs_ok)
+		goto out_unlock;
 
+	ihold(rinode);
 	if (!type)
 		type = d_inode(rdentry)->i_mode & S_IFMT;
 
-	fh_fill_pre_attrs(fhp);
 	if (type != S_IFDIR) {
 		int retries;
 
@@ -2338,16 +2352,18 @@ nfsd_removexattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, char *name)
 		return nfserrno(ret);
 
 	inode_lock(fhp->fh_dentry->d_inode);
-	fh_fill_pre_attrs(fhp);
-
+	err = fh_fill_pre_attrs(fhp);
+	if (err != nfs_ok)
+		goto out_unlock;
 	ret = __vfs_removexattr_locked(&nop_mnt_idmap, fhp->fh_dentry,
 				       name, NULL);
-
+	err = nfsd_xattr_errno(ret);
 	fh_fill_post_attrs(fhp);
+out_unlock:
 	inode_unlock(fhp->fh_dentry->d_inode);
 	fh_drop_write(fhp);
 
-	return nfsd_xattr_errno(ret);
+	return err;
 }
 
 __be32
@@ -2365,15 +2381,17 @@ nfsd_setxattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, char *name,
 	if (ret)
 		return nfserrno(ret);
 	inode_lock(fhp->fh_dentry->d_inode);
-	fh_fill_pre_attrs(fhp);
-
-	ret = __vfs_setxattr_locked(&nop_mnt_idmap, fhp->fh_dentry, name, buf,
-				    len, flags, NULL);
+	err = fh_fill_pre_attrs(fhp);
+	if (err != nfs_ok)
+		goto out_unlock;
+	ret = __vfs_setxattr_locked(&nop_mnt_idmap, fhp->fh_dentry,
+				    name, buf, len, flags, NULL);
 	fh_fill_post_attrs(fhp);
+	err = nfsd_xattr_errno(ret);
+out_unlock:
 	inode_unlock(fhp->fh_dentry->d_inode);
 	fh_drop_write(fhp);
-
-	return nfsd_xattr_errno(ret);
+	return err;
 }
 #endif
 
