diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 2b2e2396a869..84ce601d8063 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -1758,10 +1758,6 @@ nfsd_rename(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *ffhp, char *fname, int flen,
 	tdentry = tfhp->fh_dentry;
 	tdir = tdentry->d_inode;
 
-	err = (rqstp->rq_vers == 2) ? nfserr_acces : nfserr_xdev;
-	if (ffhp->fh_export != tfhp->fh_export)
-		goto out;
-
 	err = nfserr_perm;
 	if (!flen || isdotent(fname, flen) || !tlen || isdotent(tname, tlen))
 		goto out;
@@ -1802,6 +1798,8 @@ nfsd_rename(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *ffhp, char *fname, int flen,
 	host_err = -EXDEV;
 	if (ffhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt != tfhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt)
 		goto out_dput_new;
+	if (ffhp->fh_export->ex_path.dentry != tfhp->fh_export->ex_path.dentry)
+		goto out_dput_new;
 
 	host_err = nfsd_break_lease(odentry->d_inode);
 	if (host_err)