diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
index 325d3d3f1211..a0ecec54d3d7 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ void nfsd_copy_write_verifier(__be32 verf[2], struct nfsd_net *nn)
 
 	do {
 		read_seqbegin_or_lock(&nn->writeverf_lock, &seq);
-		memcpy(verf, nn->writeverf, sizeof(*verf));
+		memcpy(verf, nn->writeverf, sizeof(nn->writeverf));
 	} while (need_seqretry(&nn->writeverf_lock, seq));
 	done_seqretry(&nn->writeverf_lock, seq);
 }