diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.h b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.h
index 43f31cf49bae..b8444189223b 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/crc32.h>
 #include <linux/sunrpc/svc.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/nfsd/nfsfh.h>
+#include <linux/iversion.h>
 
 static inline __u32 ino_t_to_u32(ino_t ino)
 {
@@ -259,7 +260,7 @@ static inline u64 nfsd4_change_attribute(struct inode *inode)
 	chattr =  inode->i_ctime.tv_sec;
 	chattr <<= 30;
 	chattr += inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec;
-	chattr += inode->i_version;
+	chattr += inode_query_iversion(inode);
 	return chattr;
 }