diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
index e3f3bbea8ae7cdd42b230dcffb91149f849d112c..ca96ede30a10c1bf3309bbfda347bec22e2566b0 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
@@ -312,8 +312,8 @@ int
 fh_compose(struct svc_fh *fhp, struct svc_export *exp, struct dentry *dentry, struct svc_fh *ref_fh)
 {
 	/* ref_fh is a reference file handle.
-	 * if it is non-null, then we should compose a filehandle which is
-	 * of the same version, where possible.
+	 * if it is non-null and for the same filesystem, then we should compose
+	 * a filehandle which is of the same version, where possible.
 	 * Currently, that means that if ref_fh->fh_handle.fh_version == 0xca
 	 * Then create a 32byte filehandle using nfs_fhbase_old
 	 *
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ fh_compose(struct svc_fh *fhp, struct svc_export *exp, struct dentry *dentry, st
 		parent->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.name,
 		(inode ? inode->i_ino : 0));
 
-	if (ref_fh) {
+	if (ref_fh && ref_fh->fh_export == exp) {
 		ref_fh_version = ref_fh->fh_handle.fh_version;
 		if (ref_fh_version == 0xca)
 			ref_fh_fsid_type = 0;