diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index e252aa79c94f..fe4ba68886d8 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -1506,6 +1506,29 @@ nfsd4_replay_create_session(struct nfsd4_create_session *cr_ses,
 	return slot->sl_status;
 }
 
+#define NFSD_MIN_REQ_HDR_SEQ_SZ	((\
+			2 * 2 + /* credential,verifier: AUTH_NULL, length 0 */ \
+			1 +	/* MIN tag is length with zero, only length */ \
+			3 +	/* version, opcount, opcode */ \
+			XDR_QUADLEN(NFS4_MAX_SESSIONID_LEN) + \
+				/* seqid, slotID, slotID, cache */ \
+			4 ) * sizeof(__be32))
+
+#define NFSD_MIN_RESP_HDR_SEQ_SZ ((\
+			2 +	/* verifier: AUTH_NULL, length 0 */\
+			1 +	/* status */ \
+			1 +	/* MIN tag is length with zero, only length */ \
+			3 +	/* opcount, opcode, opstatus*/ \
+			XDR_QUADLEN(NFS4_MAX_SESSIONID_LEN) + \
+				/* seqid, slotID, slotID, slotID, status */ \
+			5 ) * sizeof(__be32))
+
+static __be32 check_forechannel_attrs(struct nfsd4_channel_attrs fchannel)
+{
+	return fchannel.maxreq_sz < NFSD_MIN_REQ_HDR_SEQ_SZ
+		|| fchannel.maxresp_sz < NFSD_MIN_RESP_HDR_SEQ_SZ;
+}
+
 __be32
 nfsd4_create_session(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 		     struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
@@ -1574,6 +1597,10 @@ nfsd4_create_session(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 	cr_ses->flags &= ~SESSION4_PERSIST;
 	cr_ses->flags &= ~SESSION4_RDMA;
 
+	status = nfserr_toosmall;
+	if (check_forechannel_attrs(cr_ses->fore_channel))
+		goto out;
+
 	status = nfserr_jukebox;
 	new = alloc_init_session(rqstp, conf, cr_ses);
 	if (!new)