diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 7c17b4a93168..d4db595d33ea 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ nfsd_setattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	int		host_err;
 	bool		get_write_count;
 	bool		size_change = (iap->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE);
+	int		retries;
 
 	if (iap->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) {
 		accmode |= NFSD_MAY_WRITE|NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE;
@@ -467,7 +468,13 @@ nfsd_setattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	}
 
 	inode_lock(inode);
-	host_err = __nfsd_setattr(dentry, iap);
+	for (retries = 1;;) {
+		host_err = __nfsd_setattr(dentry, iap);
+		if (host_err != -EAGAIN || !retries--)
+			break;
+		if (!nfsd_wait_for_delegreturn(rqstp, inode))
+			break;
+	}
 	if (attr->na_seclabel && attr->na_seclabel->len)
 		attr->na_labelerr = security_inode_setsecctx(dentry,
 			attr->na_seclabel->data, attr->na_seclabel->len);