diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4file.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4file.c
index be4eb720d5b6..1297919e0fce 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4file.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4file.c
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ nfs4_file_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	if (inode != d_inode(dentry))
 		goto out_drop;
 
-	nfs_set_verifier(dentry, nfs_save_change_attribute(dir));
 	nfs_file_set_open_context(filp, ctx);
 	nfs_fscache_open_file(inode, filp);
 	err = 0;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 95d07a3dc5d1..6616a575711e 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -2974,10 +2974,13 @@ static int _nfs4_open_and_get_state(struct nfs4_opendata *opendata,
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct nfs4_state *state;
 	fmode_t acc_mode = _nfs4_ctx_to_accessmode(ctx);
+	struct inode *dir = d_inode(opendata->dir);
+	unsigned long dir_verifier;
 	unsigned int seq;
 	int ret;
 
 	seq = raw_seqcount_begin(&sp->so_reclaim_seqcount);
+	dir_verifier = nfs_save_change_attribute(dir);
 
 	ret = _nfs4_proc_open(opendata, ctx);
 	if (ret != 0)
@@ -3005,8 +3008,19 @@ static int _nfs4_open_and_get_state(struct nfs4_opendata *opendata,
 			dput(ctx->dentry);
 			ctx->dentry = dentry = alias;
 		}
-		nfs_set_verifier(dentry,
-				nfs_save_change_attribute(d_inode(opendata->dir)));
+	}
+
+	switch(opendata->o_arg.claim) {
+	default:
+		break;
+	case NFS4_OPEN_CLAIM_NULL:
+	case NFS4_OPEN_CLAIM_DELEGATE_CUR:
+	case NFS4_OPEN_CLAIM_DELEGATE_PREV:
+		if (!opendata->rpc_done)
+			break;
+		if (opendata->o_res.delegation_type != 0)
+			dir_verifier = nfs_save_change_attribute(dir);
+		nfs_set_verifier(dentry, dir_verifier);
 	}
 
 	/* Parse layoutget results before we check for access */