diff --git a/fs/nfsd/export.c b/fs/nfsd/export.c
index c82d8e3e0d4f28..0f40003d864f46 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/export.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/export.c
@@ -1078,12 +1078,14 @@ static struct svc_export *exp_find(struct cache_detail *cd,
  * check_nfsd_access - check if access to export is allowed.
  * @exp: svc_export that is being accessed.
  * @rqstp: svc_rqst attempting to access @exp (will be NULL for LOCALIO).
+ * @may_bypass_gss: reduce strictness of authorization check
  *
  * Return values:
  *   %nfs_ok if access is granted, or
  *   %nfserr_wrongsec if access is denied
  */
-__be32 check_nfsd_access(struct svc_export *exp, struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
+__be32 check_nfsd_access(struct svc_export *exp, struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
+			 bool may_bypass_gss)
 {
 	struct exp_flavor_info *f, *end = exp->ex_flavors + exp->ex_nflavors;
 	struct svc_xprt *xprt;
@@ -1140,6 +1142,23 @@ __be32 check_nfsd_access(struct svc_export *exp, struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 	if (nfsd4_spo_must_allow(rqstp))
 		return nfs_ok;
 
+	/* Some calls may be processed without authentication
+	 * on GSS exports. For example NFS2/3 calls on root
+	 * directory, see section 2.3.2 of rfc 2623.
+	 * For "may_bypass_gss" check that export has really
+	 * enabled some flavor with authentication (GSS or any
+	 * other) and also check that the used auth flavor is
+	 * without authentication (none or sys).
+	 */
+	if (may_bypass_gss && (
+	     rqstp->rq_cred.cr_flavor == RPC_AUTH_NULL ||
+	     rqstp->rq_cred.cr_flavor == RPC_AUTH_UNIX)) {
+		for (f = exp->ex_flavors; f < end; f++) {
+			if (f->pseudoflavor >= RPC_AUTH_DES)
+				return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
 denied:
 	return nfserr_wrongsec;
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/export.h b/fs/nfsd/export.h
index 3794ae253a7016..4d92b99c1ffdd9 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/export.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/export.h
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ struct svc_expkey {
 
 struct svc_cred;
 int nfsexp_flags(struct svc_cred *cred, struct svc_export *exp);
-__be32 check_nfsd_access(struct svc_export *exp, struct svc_rqst *rqstp);
+__be32 check_nfsd_access(struct svc_export *exp, struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
+			 bool may_bypass_gss);
 
 /*
  * Function declarations
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index 49b4cbfe914dfb..94cc7b2ac385fc 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -2797,7 +2797,7 @@ nfsd4_proc_compound(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 
 			if (current_fh->fh_export &&
 					need_wrongsec_check(rqstp))
-				op->status = check_nfsd_access(current_fh->fh_export, rqstp);
+				op->status = check_nfsd_access(current_fh->fh_export, rqstp, false);
 		}
 encode_op:
 		if (op->status == nfserr_replay_me) {
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index 37f8301cfb8a62..5e6ef24d54507e 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -3767,7 +3767,7 @@ nfsd4_encode_entry4_fattr(struct nfsd4_readdir *cd, const char *name,
 			nfserr = nfserrno(err);
 			goto out_put;
 		}
-		nfserr = check_nfsd_access(exp, cd->rd_rqstp);
+		nfserr = check_nfsd_access(exp, cd->rd_rqstp, false);
 		if (nfserr)
 			goto out_put;
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
index 96e19c50a5d7ee..cbb046f88eec64 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ __fh_verify(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 {
 	struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(net, nfsd_net_id);
 	struct svc_export *exp = NULL;
+	bool may_bypass_gss = false;
 	struct dentry	*dentry;
 	__be32		error;
 
@@ -367,8 +368,10 @@ __fh_verify(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 	 * which clients virtually always use auth_sys for,
 	 * even while using RPCSEC_GSS for NFS.
 	 */
-	if (access & NFSD_MAY_LOCK || access & NFSD_MAY_BYPASS_GSS)
+	if (access & NFSD_MAY_LOCK)
 		goto skip_pseudoflavor_check;
+	if (access & NFSD_MAY_BYPASS_GSS)
+		may_bypass_gss = true;
 	/*
 	 * Clients may expect to be able to use auth_sys during mount,
 	 * even if they use gss for everything else; see section 2.3.2
@@ -376,9 +379,9 @@ __fh_verify(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 	 */
 	if (access & NFSD_MAY_BYPASS_GSS_ON_ROOT
 			&& exp->ex_path.dentry == dentry)
-		goto skip_pseudoflavor_check;
+		may_bypass_gss = true;
 
-	error = check_nfsd_access(exp, rqstp);
+	error = check_nfsd_access(exp, rqstp, may_bypass_gss);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index e0692401da33e6..1f8540148c4af1 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ nfsd_lookup(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, const char *name,
 	err = nfsd_lookup_dentry(rqstp, fhp, name, len, &exp, &dentry);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
-	err = check_nfsd_access(exp, rqstp);
+	err = check_nfsd_access(exp, rqstp, false);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 	/*