diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
index b8c28f2380a5bcf2aacb48cb45294df65379d21d..f1e2b8cdf33c62e93a518b17ef85de7d034b577a 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -224,7 +224,8 @@ static int nfs4_stat_to_errno(int);
                                 encode_getattr_maxsz)
 #define NFS4_dec_setattr_sz     (compound_decode_hdr_maxsz + \
                                 decode_putfh_maxsz + \
-                                op_decode_hdr_maxsz + 3)
+                                op_decode_hdr_maxsz + 3 + \
+                                nfs4_fattr_maxsz)
 #define NFS4_enc_fsinfo_sz	(compound_encode_hdr_maxsz + \
 				encode_putfh_maxsz + \
 				encode_fsinfo_maxsz)