diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index 2744d48bbbfe..e2cc0031decb 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -1477,6 +1477,13 @@ static int nfs_post_op_update_inode_locked(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_fattr
 {
 	unsigned long invalid = NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR|NFS_INO_REVAL_PAGECACHE;
 
+	/*
+	 * Don't revalidate the pagecache if we hold a delegation, but do
+	 * force an attribute update
+	 */
+	if (NFS_PROTO(inode)->have_delegation(inode, FMODE_READ))
+		invalid = NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR|NFS_INO_REVAL_FORCED;
+
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
 		invalid |= NFS_INO_INVALID_DATA;
 	nfs_set_cache_invalid(inode, invalid);