static int encode_readdir(struct xdr_stream *xdr, const struct nfs4_readdir_arg *readdir, struct rpc_rqst *req)
 {
        struct rpc_auth *auth = req->rq_task->tk_auth;
+       uint32_t attrs[2] = {
+               FATTR4_WORD0_RDATTR_ERROR|FATTR4_WORD0_FILEID,
+               FATTR4_WORD1_MOUNTED_ON_FILEID,
+       };
        int replen;
        uint32_t *p;
 
        WRITE32(readdir->count >> 1);  /* We're not doing readdirplus */
        WRITE32(readdir->count);
        WRITE32(2);
-       if (readdir->bitmask[1] & FATTR4_WORD1_MOUNTED_ON_FILEID) {
-               WRITE32(0);
-               WRITE32(FATTR4_WORD1_MOUNTED_ON_FILEID);
-       } else {
-               WRITE32(FATTR4_WORD0_FILEID);
-               WRITE32(0);
-       }
+       /* Switch to mounted_on_fileid if the server supports it */
+       if (readdir->bitmask[1] & FATTR4_WORD1_MOUNTED_ON_FILEID)
+               attrs[0] &= ~FATTR4_WORD0_FILEID;
+       else
+               attrs[1] &= ~FATTR4_WORD1_MOUNTED_ON_FILEID;
+       WRITE32(attrs[0] & readdir->bitmask[0]);
+       WRITE32(attrs[1] & readdir->bitmask[1]);
 
        /* set up reply kvec
         *    toplevel_status + taglen + rescount + OP_PUTFH + status
        }
        len = XDR_QUADLEN(ntohl(*p++)); /* attribute buffer length */
        if (len > 0) {
+               if (bitmap[0] & FATTR4_WORD0_RDATTR_ERROR) {
+                       bitmap[0] &= ~FATTR4_WORD0_RDATTR_ERROR;
+                       /* Ignore the return value of rdattr_error for now */
+                       p++;
+                       len--;
+               }
                if (bitmap[0] == 0 && bitmap[1] == FATTR4_WORD1_MOUNTED_ON_FILEID)
                        xdr_decode_hyper(p, &entry->ino);
                else if (bitmap[0] == FATTR4_WORD0_FILEID)