--- linux-2.4.20/fs/nfs/dir.c.orig	2003-04-04 06:55:20.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.4.20/fs/nfs/dir.c	2003-04-04 08:40:53.000000000 -0500
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ static int nfs_instantiate(struct dentry
 				struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
-	int error = -EACCES;
+	int error = 0;
 
 	if (fhandle->size == 0 || !(fattr->valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR)) {
 		struct inode *dir = dentry->d_parent->d_inode;
@@ -768,9 +768,12 @@ static int nfs_instantiate(struct dentry
 	if (inode) {
 		d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 		nfs_renew_times(dentry);
-		error = 0;
+	} else {
+		error = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out_err;
 	}
 	return error;
+
 out_err:
 	d_drop(dentry);
 	return error;