diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4file.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4file.c
index 96db471ca2e5..339663d04bf8 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4file.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4file.c
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ nfs4_file_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(inode);
 		switch (err) {
-		case -EPERM:
-		case -EACCES:
-		case -EDQUOT:
-		case -ENOSPC:
-		case -EROFS:
-			goto out_put_ctx;
 		default:
+			goto out_put_ctx;
+		case -ENOENT:
+		case -ESTALE:
+		case -EISDIR:
+		case -ENOTDIR:
+		case -ELOOP:
 			goto out_drop;
 		}
 	}