diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.h b/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
index 359594c..5b58941 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #define LINUX_NFSD_VFS_H
 
 #include "nfsfh.h"
+#include "nfsd.h"
 
 /*
  * Flags for nfsd_permission
@@ -125,4 +126,11 @@
 	}
 }
 
+static inline __be32 fh_getattr(struct svc_fh *fh, struct kstat *stat)
+{
+	struct path p = {.mnt = fh->fh_export->ex_path.mnt,
+			 .dentry = fh->fh_dentry};
+	return nfserrno(vfs_getattr(&p, stat));
+}
+
 #endif /* LINUX_NFSD_VFS_H */