diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/rpc_rdma.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/rpc_rdma.c
index 205b81b5ca9e..0105e65ad17f 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/rpc_rdma.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/rpc_rdma.c
@@ -539,15 +539,16 @@ rpcrdma_marshal_req(struct rpc_rqst *rqst)
 	/*
 	 * Chunks needed for results?
 	 *
-	 * o Read ops return data as write chunk(s), header as inline.
 	 * o If the expected result is under the inline threshold, all ops
 	 *   return as inline.
+	 * o Large read ops return data as write chunk(s), header as
+	 *   inline.
 	 * o Large non-read ops return as a single reply chunk.
 	 */
-	if (rqst->rq_rcv_buf.flags & XDRBUF_READ)
-		wtype = rpcrdma_writech;
-	else if (rpcrdma_results_inline(r_xprt, rqst))
+	if (rpcrdma_results_inline(r_xprt, rqst))
 		wtype = rpcrdma_noch;
+	else if (rqst->rq_rcv_buf.flags & XDRBUF_READ)
+		wtype = rpcrdma_writech;
 	else
 		wtype = rpcrdma_replych;