diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
index 0abfb8466e796cb8c0894ae6fbc38180865904f4..c74d6168db99b917ad202c874a9f161f29e920e5 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -999,6 +999,7 @@ static void encode_attrs(struct xdr_stream *xdr, const struct iattr *iap,
 	__be32 *p;
 	__be32 *q;
 	int len;
+	uint32_t bmval_len = 2;
 	uint32_t bmval0 = 0;
 	uint32_t bmval1 = 0;
 	uint32_t bmval2 = 0;
@@ -1010,7 +1011,7 @@ static void encode_attrs(struct xdr_stream *xdr, const struct iattr *iap,
 	 * = 40 bytes, plus any contribution from variable-length fields
 	 *            such as owner/group.
 	 */
-	len = 20;
+	len = 8;
 
 	/* Sigh */
 	if (iap->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE)
@@ -1040,8 +1041,6 @@ static void encode_attrs(struct xdr_stream *xdr, const struct iattr *iap,
 		}
 		len += 4 + (XDR_QUADLEN(owner_grouplen) << 2);
 	}
-	if (label)
-		len += 4 + 4 + 4 + (XDR_QUADLEN(label->len) << 2);
 	if (iap->ia_valid & ATTR_ATIME_SET)
 		len += 16;
 	else if (iap->ia_valid & ATTR_ATIME)
@@ -1050,15 +1049,22 @@ static void encode_attrs(struct xdr_stream *xdr, const struct iattr *iap,
 		len += 16;
 	else if (iap->ia_valid & ATTR_MTIME)
 		len += 4;
+	if (label) {
+		len += 4 + 4 + 4 + (XDR_QUADLEN(label->len) << 2);
+		bmval_len = 3;
+	}
+
+	len += bmval_len << 2;
 	p = reserve_space(xdr, len);
 
 	/*
 	 * We write the bitmap length now, but leave the bitmap and the attribute
 	 * buffer length to be backfilled at the end of this routine.
 	 */
-	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(3);
+	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(bmval_len);
 	q = p;
-	p += 4;
+	/* Skip bitmap entries + attrlen */
+	p += bmval_len + 1;
 
 	if (iap->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) {
 		bmval0 |= FATTR4_WORD0_SIZE;
@@ -1112,10 +1118,11 @@ static void encode_attrs(struct xdr_stream *xdr, const struct iattr *iap,
 				len, ((char *)p - (char *)q) + 4);
 		BUG();
 	}
-	len = (char *)p - (char *)q - 16;
+	len = (char *)p - (char *)q - (bmval_len << 2);
 	*q++ = htonl(bmval0);
 	*q++ = htonl(bmval1);
-	*q++ = htonl(bmval2);
+	if (bmval_len == 3)
+		*q++ = htonl(bmval2);
 	*q = htonl(len);
 
 /* out: */