diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 9f6322e830fadfd9e747373e7bd4807e54f6e6bb..df3e7a7ad31e4e17c65c18eb531c2bdfe4a791c4 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -838,7 +838,6 @@ nfsd4_setclientid_confirm(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 	if ((conf && unconf) && 
 	    (same_verf(&unconf->cl_confirm, &confirm)) &&
 	    (same_verf(&conf->cl_verifier, &unconf->cl_verifier)) &&
-	    (same_name(conf->cl_recdir,unconf->cl_recdir))  &&
 	    (!same_verf(&conf->cl_confirm, &unconf->cl_confirm))) {
 		/*
 		 * RFC 3530 14.2.34 CASE 1:
@@ -858,8 +857,7 @@ nfsd4_setclientid_confirm(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 		}
 	} else if ((conf && !unconf) ||
 	    ((conf && unconf) && 
-	     (!same_verf(&conf->cl_verifier, &unconf->cl_verifier) ||
-	      !same_name(conf->cl_recdir, unconf->cl_recdir)))) {
+	     !same_verf(&conf->cl_verifier, &unconf->cl_verifier))) {
 		/*
 		 * RFC 3530 14.2.34 CASE 2:
 		 * probable retransmitted request; play it safe and