diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
index 7381972f1677..ddb1902c0a18 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
@@ -567,12 +567,11 @@ static void nfsd_init_dirlist_pages(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 	struct xdr_buf *buf = &resp->dirlist;
 	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &resp->xdr;
 
-	count = clamp(count, (u32)(XDR_UNIT * 2), svc_max_payload(rqstp));
-
 	memset(buf, 0, sizeof(*buf));
 
 	/* Reserve room for the NULL ptr & eof flag (-2 words) */
-	buf->buflen = count - XDR_UNIT * 2;
+	buf->buflen = clamp(count, (u32)(XDR_UNIT * 2), (u32)PAGE_SIZE);
+	buf->buflen -= XDR_UNIT * 2;
 	buf->pages = rqstp->rq_next_page;
 	rqstp->rq_next_page++;