diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
index c3ac1b6aa3aa..84088581bbe0 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
@@ -487,11 +487,6 @@ neither:
 	return true;
 }
 
-static bool fs_supports_change_attribute(struct super_block *sb)
-{
-	return sb->s_flags & SB_I_VERSION || sb->s_export_op->fetch_iversion;
-}
-
 /*
  * Fill in the pre_op attr for the wcc data
  */
@@ -500,26 +495,24 @@ void fill_pre_wcc(struct svc_fh *fhp)
 	struct inode    *inode;
 	struct kstat	stat;
 	bool v4 = (fhp->fh_maxsize == NFS4_FHSIZE);
+	__be32 err;
 
 	if (fhp->fh_no_wcc || fhp->fh_pre_saved)
 		return;
 	inode = d_inode(fhp->fh_dentry);
-	if (fs_supports_change_attribute(inode->i_sb) || !v4) {
-		__be32 err = fh_getattr(fhp, &stat);
-
-		if (err) {
-			/* Grab the times from inode anyway */
-			stat.mtime = inode->i_mtime;
-			stat.ctime = inode->i_ctime;
-			stat.size  = inode->i_size;
-		}
-		fhp->fh_pre_mtime = stat.mtime;
-		fhp->fh_pre_ctime = stat.ctime;
-		fhp->fh_pre_size  = stat.size;
+	err = fh_getattr(fhp, &stat);
+	if (err) {
+		/* Grab the times from inode anyway */
+		stat.mtime = inode->i_mtime;
+		stat.ctime = inode->i_ctime;
+		stat.size  = inode->i_size;
 	}
 	if (v4)
 		fhp->fh_pre_change = nfsd4_change_attribute(&stat, inode);
 
+	fhp->fh_pre_mtime = stat.mtime;
+	fhp->fh_pre_ctime = stat.ctime;
+	fhp->fh_pre_size  = stat.size;
 	fhp->fh_pre_saved = true;
 }
 
@@ -530,6 +523,7 @@ void fill_post_wcc(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;
@@ -537,16 +531,12 @@ void fill_post_wcc(struct svc_fh *fhp)
 	if (fhp->fh_post_saved)
 		printk("nfsd: inode locked twice during operation.\n");
 
-	fhp->fh_post_saved = true;
-
-	if (fs_supports_change_attribute(inode->i_sb) || !v4) {
-		__be32 err = fh_getattr(fhp, &fhp->fh_post_attr);
-
-		if (err) {
-			fhp->fh_post_saved = false;
-			fhp->fh_post_attr.ctime = inode->i_ctime;
-		}
-	}
+	err = fh_getattr(fhp, &fhp->fh_post_attr);
+	if (err) {
+		fhp->fh_post_saved = false;
+		fhp->fh_post_attr.ctime = inode->i_ctime;
+	} else
+		fhp->fh_post_saved = true;
 	if (v4)
 		fhp->fh_post_change =
 			nfsd4_change_attribute(&fhp->fh_post_attr, inode);