diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
index fc89e5ed07ee..c37473721230 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -499,14 +499,12 @@ static int nfs4_stat_to_errno(int);
 				(compound_encode_hdr_maxsz + \
 				 encode_sequence_maxsz + \
 				 encode_putfh_maxsz + \
-				 encode_open_downgrade_maxsz + \
-				 encode_getattr_maxsz)
+				 encode_open_downgrade_maxsz)
 #define NFS4_dec_open_downgrade_sz \
 				(compound_decode_hdr_maxsz + \
 				 decode_sequence_maxsz + \
 				 decode_putfh_maxsz + \
-				 decode_open_downgrade_maxsz + \
-				 decode_getattr_maxsz)
+				 decode_open_downgrade_maxsz)
 #define NFS4_enc_close_sz	(compound_encode_hdr_maxsz + \
 				 encode_sequence_maxsz + \
 				 encode_putfh_maxsz + \
@@ -2328,7 +2326,6 @@ static void nfs4_xdr_enc_open_downgrade(struct rpc_rqst *req,
 	encode_sequence(xdr, &args->seq_args, &hdr);
 	encode_putfh(xdr, args->fh, &hdr);
 	encode_open_downgrade(xdr, args, &hdr);
-	encode_getfattr(xdr, args->bitmask, &hdr);
 	encode_nops(&hdr);
 }
 
@@ -6115,9 +6112,6 @@ static int nfs4_xdr_dec_open_downgrade(struct rpc_rqst *rqstp,
 	if (status)
 		goto out;
 	status = decode_open_downgrade(xdr, res);
-	if (status != 0)
-		goto out;
-	decode_getfattr(xdr, res->fattr, res->server);
 out:
 	return status;
 }