diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
index 51462f7958b3..55128de1a89d 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
@@ -285,17 +285,17 @@ static int decode_cb_compound4res(struct xdr_stream *xdr,
 	u32 length;
 	__be32 *p;
 
-	p = xdr_inline_decode(xdr, 4 + 4);
+	p = xdr_inline_decode(xdr, XDR_UNIT);
 	if (unlikely(p == NULL))
 		goto out_overflow;
-	hdr->status = be32_to_cpup(p++);
+	hdr->status = be32_to_cpup(p);
 	/* Ignore the tag */
-	length = be32_to_cpup(p++);
-	p = xdr_inline_decode(xdr, length + 4);
-	if (unlikely(p == NULL))
+	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &length) < 0)
+		goto out_overflow;
+	if (xdr_inline_decode(xdr, length) == NULL)
+		goto out_overflow;
+	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(xdr, &hdr->nops) < 0)
 		goto out_overflow;
-	p += XDR_QUADLEN(length);
-	hdr->nops = be32_to_cpup(p);
 	return 0;
 out_overflow:
 	return -EIO;