diff --git a/fs/nfs/super.c b/fs/nfs/super.c
index ec3966e4706b2f70d8709199f86456392a6e6584..f4cbf0c306c64d6583cbfffaa14cfbc7a467dfaa 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/super.c
@@ -431,7 +431,15 @@ static int nfs_statfs(struct dentry *dentry, struct kstatfs *buf)
 		goto out_err;
 
 	error = server->nfs_client->rpc_ops->statfs(server, fh, &res);
+	if (unlikely(error == -ESTALE)) {
+		struct dentry *pd_dentry;
 
+		pd_dentry = dget_parent(dentry);
+		if (pd_dentry != NULL) {
+			nfs_zap_caches(pd_dentry->d_inode);
+			dput(pd_dentry);
+		}
+	}
 	nfs_free_fattr(res.fattr);
 	if (error < 0)
 		goto out_err;