diff --git a/fs/nfs/super.c b/fs/nfs/super.c
index 9c85cdb353aa..f3a95df4b95f 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/super.c
@@ -1337,6 +1337,16 @@ static int nfs_walk_authlist(struct nfs_parsed_mount_data *args,
 {
 	unsigned int i, j, server_authlist_len = *(request->auth_flav_len);
 
+	/*
+	 * Certain releases of Linux's mountd return an empty
+	 * flavor list.  To prevent behavioral regression with
+	 * these servers (ie. rejecting mounts that used to
+	 * succeed), revert to pre-2.6.32 behavior (no checking)
+	 * if the returned flavor list is empty.
+	 */
+	if (server_authlist_len == 0)
+		return 0;
+
 	/*
 	 * We avoid sophisticated negotiating here, as there are
 	 * plenty of cases where we can get it wrong, providing