--- fs/nfsclient/nfs_clcomsubs.c.sav	2011-06-11 18:58:56.000000000 -0400
+++ fs/nfsclient/nfs_clcomsubs.c	2011-11-14 12:07:23.000000000 -0500
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static struct {
 	{ NFSV4OP_SETATTR, 2, "Setattr", 7, },
 	{ NFSV4OP_LOOKUP, 3, "Lookup", 6, },
 	{ NFSV4OP_ACCESS, 2, "Access", 6, },
-	{ NFSV4OP_READLINK, 2, "Readlink", 8, },
+	{ NFSV4OP_READLINK, 1, "Readlink", 8, },
 	{ NFSV4OP_READ, 1, "Read", 4, },
 	{ NFSV4OP_WRITE, 2, "Write", 5, },
 	{ NFSV4OP_OPEN, 3, "Open", 4, },
--- fs/nfsclient/nfs_clrpcops.c.sav	2011-11-14 12:03:18.000000000 -0500
+++ fs/nfsclient/nfs_clrpcops.c	2011-11-14 12:19:16.000000000 -0500
@@ -1164,11 +1164,14 @@ nfsrpc_readlink(vnode_t vp, struct uio *
 	u_int32_t *tl;
 	struct nfsrv_descript nfsd, *nd = &nfsd;
 	struct nfsnode *np = VTONFS(vp);
+#ifdef notnow
 	nfsattrbit_t attrbits;
-	int error, len, cangetattr = 1;
+#endif
+	int error, len, cangetattr = 0;
 
 	*attrflagp = 0;
 	NFSCL_REQSTART(nd, NFSPROC_READLINK, vp);
+#ifdef notnow
 	if (nd->nd_flag & ND_NFSV4) {
 		/*
 		 * And do a Getattr op.
@@ -1178,6 +1181,7 @@ nfsrpc_readlink(vnode_t vp, struct uio *
 		NFSGETATTR_ATTRBIT(&attrbits);
 		(void) nfsrv_putattrbit(nd, &attrbits);
 	}
+#endif
 	error = nfscl_request(nd, vp, p, cred, stuff);
 	if (error)
 		return (error);