diff --git a/fs/btrfs/export.c b/fs/btrfs/export.c
index 7fc8a3200b40..086a97c2aa69 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/export.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/export.c
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ static int btrfs_encode_fh(struct inode *inode, u32 *fh, int *max_len,
 	int type;
 
 	if (parent && (len < BTRFS_FID_SIZE_CONNECTABLE)) {
-		*max_len = BTRFS_FID_SIZE_CONNECTABLE;
+		if(btrfs_root_id(BTRFS_I(inode)->root) != btrfs_root_id(BTRFS_I(parent)->root))
+			*max_len = BTRFS_FID_SIZE_CONNECTABLE_ROOT;
+		else
+			*max_len = BTRFS_FID_SIZE_CONNECTABLE;
 		return FILEID_INVALID;
 	} else if (len < BTRFS_FID_SIZE_NON_CONNECTABLE) {
 		*max_len = BTRFS_FID_SIZE_NON_CONNECTABLE;
@@ -45,6 +48,8 @@ static int btrfs_encode_fh(struct inode *inode, u32 *fh, int *max_len,
 		parent_root_id = btrfs_root_id(BTRFS_I(parent)->root);
 
 		if (parent_root_id != fid->root_objectid) {
+			if(*max_len < BTRFS_FID_SIZE_CONNECTABLE_ROOT)
+				return FILEID_INVALID;
 			fid->parent_root_objectid = parent_root_id;
 			len = BTRFS_FID_SIZE_CONNECTABLE_ROOT;
 			type = FILEID_BTRFS_WITH_PARENT_ROOT;