diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4getroot.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4getroot.c
index c0b3a16b4a00..039b3eb6d834 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4getroot.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4getroot.c
@@ -35,13 +35,6 @@ int nfs4_get_rootfh(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fh *mntfh, bool auth_p
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (fsinfo.fattr->valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR_V4_REFERRAL) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "nfs4_get_rootfh:"
-		       " getroot obtained referral\n");
-		ret = -EREMOTE;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	memcpy(&server->fsid, &fsinfo.fattr->fsid, sizeof(server->fsid));
 out:
 	nfs_free_fattr(fsinfo.fattr);