diff --git a/common/attr b/common/attr
index 894fe07a..669909d6 100644
--- a/common/attr
+++ b/common/attr
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ _getfattr()
 
 # set maximum total attr space based on fs type
 case "$FSTYP" in
-xfs|udf|pvfs2|9p|ceph)
+xfs|udf|pvfs2|9p|ceph|nfs)
 	MAX_ATTRS=1000
 	;;
 *)
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ xfs|udf|btrfs)
 pvfs2)
 	MAX_ATTRVAL_SIZE=8192
 	;;
-9p|ceph)
+9p|ceph|nfs)
 	MAX_ATTRVAL_SIZE=65536
 	;;
 *)