diff --git a/fs/nfs/callback_xdr.c b/fs/nfs/callback_xdr.c
index c99677ec58f8..7c33b9a81a94 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/callback_xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/callback_xdr.c
@@ -411,7 +411,6 @@ static int nfs4_callback_compound(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, void *argp, void *resp
 	xdr_init_decode(&xdr_in, &rqstp->rq_arg, rqstp->rq_arg.head[0].iov_base);
 
 	p = (uint32_t*)((char *)rqstp->rq_res.head[0].iov_base + rqstp->rq_res.head[0].iov_len);
-	rqstp->rq_res.head[0].iov_len = PAGE_SIZE;
 	xdr_init_encode(&xdr_out, &rqstp->rq_res, p);
 
 	decode_compound_hdr_arg(&xdr_in, &hdr_arg);