diff --git a/fs/nfs/callback_xdr.c b/fs/nfs/callback_xdr.c
index beac58b0e09c..646cdac73488 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/callback_xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/callback_xdr.c
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ static __be32 *read_buf(struct xdr_stream *xdr, int nbytes)
 
 	p = xdr_inline_decode(xdr, nbytes);
 	if (unlikely(p == NULL))
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "NFS: NFSv4 callback reply buffer overflowed "
-							"or truncated request.\n");
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "NFS: NFSv4 callback reply buffer overflowed!\n");
 	return p;
 }
 
@@ -890,7 +889,6 @@ static __be32 nfs4_callback_compound(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, void *argp, void *r
 	struct cb_compound_hdr_arg hdr_arg = { 0 };
 	struct cb_compound_hdr_res hdr_res = { NULL };
 	struct xdr_stream xdr_in, xdr_out;
-	struct xdr_buf *rq_arg = &rqstp->rq_arg;
 	__be32 *p, status;
 	struct cb_process_state cps = {
 		.drc_status = 0,
@@ -902,8 +900,7 @@ static __be32 nfs4_callback_compound(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, void *argp, void *r
 
 	dprintk("%s: start\n", __func__);
 
-	rq_arg->len = rq_arg->head[0].iov_len + rq_arg->page_len;
-	xdr_init_decode(&xdr_in, rq_arg, rq_arg->head[0].iov_base);
+	xdr_init_decode(&xdr_in, &rqstp->rq_arg, rqstp->rq_arg.head[0].iov_base);
 
 	p = (__be32*)((char *)rqstp->rq_res.head[0].iov_base + rqstp->rq_res.head[0].iov_len);
 	xdr_init_encode(&xdr_out, &rqstp->rq_res, p);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/backchannel_rqst.c b/net/sunrpc/backchannel_rqst.c
index 95f82d8d4888..229956bf8457 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/backchannel_rqst.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/backchannel_rqst.c
@@ -353,20 +353,12 @@ void xprt_complete_bc_request(struct rpc_rqst *req, uint32_t copied)
 {
 	struct rpc_xprt *xprt = req->rq_xprt;
 	struct svc_serv *bc_serv = xprt->bc_serv;
-	struct xdr_buf *rq_rcv_buf = &req->rq_rcv_buf;
 
 	spin_lock(&xprt->bc_pa_lock);
 	list_del(&req->rq_bc_pa_list);
 	xprt_dec_alloc_count(xprt, 1);
 	spin_unlock(&xprt->bc_pa_lock);
 
-	if (copied <= rq_rcv_buf->head[0].iov_len) {
-		rq_rcv_buf->head[0].iov_len = copied;
-		rq_rcv_buf->page_len = 0;
-	} else {
-		rq_rcv_buf->page_len = copied - rq_rcv_buf->head[0].iov_len;
-	}
-
 	req->rq_private_buf.len = copied;
 	set_bit(RPC_BC_PA_IN_USE, &req->rq_bc_pa_state);
 
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc.c b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
index 7fccf9675df8..cc9852897395 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svc.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
@@ -1363,7 +1363,19 @@ bc_svc_process(struct svc_serv *serv, struct rpc_rqst *req,
 	memcpy(&rqstp->rq_addr, &req->rq_xprt->addr, rqstp->rq_addrlen);
 	memcpy(&rqstp->rq_arg, &req->rq_rcv_buf, sizeof(rqstp->rq_arg));
 	memcpy(&rqstp->rq_res, &req->rq_snd_buf, sizeof(rqstp->rq_res));
+
+	/* Adjust the argument buffer length */
 	rqstp->rq_arg.len = req->rq_private_buf.len;
+	if (rqstp->rq_arg.len <= rqstp->rq_arg.head[0].iov_len) {
+		rqstp->rq_arg.head[0].iov_len = rqstp->rq_arg.len;
+		rqstp->rq_arg.page_len = 0;
+	} else if (rqstp->rq_arg.len <= rqstp->rq_arg.head[0].iov_len +
+			rqstp->rq_arg.page_len)
+		rqstp->rq_arg.page_len = rqstp->rq_arg.len -
+			rqstp->rq_arg.head[0].iov_len;
+	else
+		rqstp->rq_arg.len = rqstp->rq_arg.head[0].iov_len +
+			rqstp->rq_arg.page_len;
 
 	/* reset result send buffer "put" position */
 	resv->iov_len = 0;