u32 generation;
 
        if (fh_type == FILEID_BTRFS_WITH_PARENT) {
-               if (fh_len !=  BTRFS_FID_SIZE_CONNECTABLE)
+               if (fh_len <  BTRFS_FID_SIZE_CONNECTABLE)
                        return NULL;
                root_objectid = fid->root_objectid;
        } else if (fh_type == FILEID_BTRFS_WITH_PARENT_ROOT) {
-               if (fh_len != BTRFS_FID_SIZE_CONNECTABLE_ROOT)
+               if (fh_len < BTRFS_FID_SIZE_CONNECTABLE_ROOT)
                        return NULL;
                root_objectid = fid->parent_root_objectid;
        } else
        u32 generation;
 
        if ((fh_type != FILEID_BTRFS_WITH_PARENT ||
-            fh_len != BTRFS_FID_SIZE_CONNECTABLE) &&
+            fh_len < BTRFS_FID_SIZE_CONNECTABLE) &&
            (fh_type != FILEID_BTRFS_WITH_PARENT_ROOT ||
-            fh_len != BTRFS_FID_SIZE_CONNECTABLE_ROOT) &&
+            fh_len < BTRFS_FID_SIZE_CONNECTABLE_ROOT) &&
            (fh_type != FILEID_BTRFS_WITHOUT_PARENT ||
-            fh_len != BTRFS_FID_SIZE_NON_CONNECTABLE))
+            fh_len < BTRFS_FID_SIZE_NON_CONNECTABLE))
                return NULL;
 
        objectid = fid->objectid;