diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index 82189b208af3..b9048e5e349e 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -1359,6 +1359,12 @@ nfsd4_proc_compound(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 		/* If op is non-idempotent */
 		if (opdesc->op_flags & OP_MODIFIES_SOMETHING) {
 			plen = opdesc->op_rsize_bop(rqstp, op);
+			/*
+			 * If there's still another operation, make sure
+			 * we'll have space to at least encode an error:
+			 */
+			if (resp->opcnt < args->opcnt)
+				plen += COMPOUND_ERR_SLACK_SPACE;
 			op->status = nfsd4_check_resp_size(resp, plen);
 		}