diff --git a/src/afs/LINUX/osi_vnodeops.c b/src/afs/LINUX/osi_vnodeops.c
index 27c0ea630b..aa71dc8d11 100644
--- a/src/afs/LINUX/osi_vnodeops.c
+++ b/src/afs/LINUX/osi_vnodeops.c
@@ -3742,6 +3742,7 @@ static struct inode_operations afs_symlink_iops = {
   .put_link =		afs_linux_put_link,
 #endif /* USABLE_KERNEL_PAGE_SYMLINK_CACHE */
   .setattr =		afs_notify_change,
+  .getattr =		afs_linux_getattr,
 };
 
 void