diff --git a/fs/nsfs.c b/fs/nsfs.c
index 32cb8c835a2b..42672cec293c 100644
--- a/fs/nsfs.c
+++ b/fs/nsfs.c
@@ -469,7 +469,8 @@ static struct dentry *nsfs_fh_to_dentry(struct super_block *sb, struct fid *fh,
 
 	if (fh_len < NSFS_FID_SIZE_U32_VER0)
 		return NULL;
-
+	if (fid->ns_inum == 0)
+		return NULL;
 	/* Check that any trailing bytes are zero. */
 	if ((fh_len > NSFS_FID_SIZE_U32_LATEST) &&
 	    memchr_inv((void *)fid + NSFS_FID_SIZE_U32_LATEST, 0,