diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 551d2958ec2905be51b4a96414a15a5e4f87f9ea..d3cfc6471539932fadc01a95a1fe0948f2935666 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -5957,7 +5957,7 @@ nfs4_delegation_stat(struct nfs4_delegation *dp, struct svc_fh *currentfh,
 	path.dentry = file_dentry(nf->nf_file);
 
 	rc = vfs_getattr(&path, stat,
-			 (STATX_SIZE | STATX_CTIME | STATX_CHANGE_COOKIE),
+			 (STATX_MODE | STATX_SIZE | STATX_CTIME | STATX_CHANGE_COOKIE),
 			 AT_STATX_SYNC_AS_STAT);
 
 	nfsd_file_put(nf);
@@ -6041,8 +6041,7 @@ nfs4_open_delegation(struct nfsd4_open *open, struct nfs4_ol_stateid *stp,
 		}
 		open->op_delegate_type = NFS4_OPEN_DELEGATE_WRITE;
 		dp->dl_cb_fattr.ncf_cur_fsize = stat.size;
-		dp->dl_cb_fattr.ncf_initial_cinfo =
-			nfsd4_change_attribute(&stat, d_inode(currentfh->fh_dentry));
+		dp->dl_cb_fattr.ncf_initial_cinfo = nfsd4_change_attribute(&stat);
 		trace_nfsd_deleg_write(&dp->dl_stid.sc_stateid);
 	} else {
 		open->op_delegate_type = NFS4_OPEN_DELEGATE_READ;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index f118921250c3163ea45b77a53dc57ef364eec32b..8d25aef51ad150625540e1b8baba8baf9d64b788 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -3040,7 +3040,7 @@ static __be32 nfsd4_encode_fattr4_change(struct xdr_stream *xdr,
 		return nfs_ok;
 	}
 
-	c = nfsd4_change_attribute(&args->stat, d_inode(args->dentry));
+	c = nfsd4_change_attribute(&args->stat);
 	return nfsd4_encode_changeid4(xdr, c);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
index 40ad58a6a0361e48a48262a2c61abbcfd908a3bb..96e19c50a5d7ee8cd610bec4ecaec617286deea3 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
@@ -667,20 +667,18 @@ fh_update(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;
 	struct kstat stat;
 	__be32 err;
 
 	if (fhp->fh_no_wcc || fhp->fh_pre_saved)
 		return nfs_ok;
 
-	inode = d_inode(fhp->fh_dentry);
 	err = fh_getattr(fhp, &stat);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
 	if (v4)
-		fhp->fh_pre_change = nfsd4_change_attribute(&stat, inode);
+		fhp->fh_pre_change = nfsd4_change_attribute(&stat);
 
 	fhp->fh_pre_mtime = stat.mtime;
 	fhp->fh_pre_ctime = stat.ctime;
@@ -697,7 +695,6 @@ __be32 __must_check fh_fill_pre_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)
@@ -713,7 +710,7 @@ __be32 fh_fill_post_attrs(struct svc_fh *fhp)
 	fhp->fh_post_saved = true;
 	if (v4)
 		fhp->fh_post_change =
-			nfsd4_change_attribute(&fhp->fh_post_attr, inode);
+			nfsd4_change_attribute(&fhp->fh_post_attr);
 	return nfs_ok;
 }
 
@@ -804,7 +801,14 @@ enum fsid_source fsid_source(const struct svc_fh *fhp)
 	return FSIDSOURCE_DEV;
 }
 
-/*
+/**
+ * nfsd4_change_attribute - Generate an NFSv4 change_attribute value
+ * @stat: inode attributes
+ *
+ * Caller must fill in @stat before calling, typically by invoking
+ * vfs_getattr() with STATX_MODE, STATX_CTIME, and STATX_CHANGE_COOKIE.
+ * Returns an unsigned 64-bit changeid4 value (RFC 8881 Section 3.2).
+ *
  * We could use i_version alone as the change attribute.  However, i_version
  * can go backwards on a regular file after an unclean shutdown.  On its own
  * that doesn't necessarily cause a problem, but if i_version goes backwards
@@ -821,13 +825,13 @@ enum fsid_source fsid_source(const struct svc_fh *fhp)
  * assume that the new change attr is always logged to stable storage in some
  * fashion before the results can be seen.
  */
-u64 nfsd4_change_attribute(const struct kstat *stat, const struct inode *inode)
+u64 nfsd4_change_attribute(const struct kstat *stat)
 {
 	u64 chattr;
 
 	if (stat->result_mask & STATX_CHANGE_COOKIE) {
 		chattr = stat->change_cookie;
-		if (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) &&
+		if (S_ISREG(stat->mode) &&
 		    !(stat->attributes & STATX_ATTR_CHANGE_MONOTONIC)) {
 			chattr += (u64)stat->ctime.tv_sec << 30;
 			chattr += stat->ctime.tv_nsec;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.h b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.h
index 5b7394801dc4270dbd5236f3e2f2237130c73dad..876152a91f122f83fb94ffdfb0eedf8fca56a20c 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.h
@@ -297,8 +297,7 @@ static inline void fh_clear_pre_post_attrs(struct svc_fh *fhp)
 	fhp->fh_pre_saved = false;
 }
 
-u64 nfsd4_change_attribute(const struct kstat *stat,
-			   const struct inode *inode);
+u64 nfsd4_change_attribute(const struct kstat *stat);
 __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);
