diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
index f22818a80c2c..acc1cd3e63a4 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
@@ -2105,6 +2105,9 @@ static int nfs4_try_migration(struct nfs_server *server, const struct cred *cred
 	}
 
 	result = -NFS4ERR_NXIO;
+	if (!locations->nlocations)
+		goto out;
+
 	if (!(locations->fattr.valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR_V4_LOCATIONS)) {
 		dprintk("<-- %s: No fs_locations data, migration skipped\n",
 			__func__);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
index 5e886518f2d4..2a1bf0a72d5b 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -3693,8 +3693,6 @@ static int decode_attr_fs_locations(struct xdr_stream *xdr, uint32_t *bitmap, st
 	if (unlikely(!p))
 		goto out_eio;
 	n = be32_to_cpup(p);
-	if (n <= 0)
-		goto out_eio;
 	for (res->nlocations = 0; res->nlocations < n; res->nlocations++) {
 		u32 m;
 		struct nfs4_fs_location *loc;