diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
index 1af6268a7d8c..8ccb34cf0c19 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -502,11 +502,13 @@ static int nfs4_stat_to_errno(int);
 				(compound_encode_hdr_maxsz + \
 				 encode_sequence_maxsz + \
 				 encode_putfh_maxsz + \
+				 encode_layoutreturn_maxsz + \
 				 encode_open_downgrade_maxsz)
 #define NFS4_dec_open_downgrade_sz \
 				(compound_decode_hdr_maxsz + \
 				 decode_sequence_maxsz + \
 				 decode_putfh_maxsz + \
+				 decode_layoutreturn_maxsz + \
 				 decode_open_downgrade_maxsz)
 #define NFS4_enc_close_sz	(compound_encode_hdr_maxsz + \
 				 encode_sequence_maxsz + \
@@ -2356,6 +2358,8 @@ static void nfs4_xdr_enc_open_downgrade(struct rpc_rqst *req,
 	encode_compound_hdr(xdr, req, &hdr);
 	encode_sequence(xdr, &args->seq_args, &hdr);
 	encode_putfh(xdr, args->fh, &hdr);
+	if (args->lr_args)
+		encode_layoutreturn(xdr, args->lr_args, &hdr);
 	encode_open_downgrade(xdr, args, &hdr);
 	encode_nops(&hdr);
 }
@@ -6151,6 +6155,12 @@ static int nfs4_xdr_dec_open_downgrade(struct rpc_rqst *rqstp,
 	status = decode_putfh(xdr);
 	if (status)
 		goto out;
+	if (res->lr_res) {
+		status = decode_layoutreturn(xdr, res->lr_res);
+		res->lr_ret = status;
+		if (status)
+			goto out;
+	}
 	status = decode_open_downgrade(xdr, res);
 out:
 	return status;