diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index c2d2895a1ec1..2ee80e1f5230 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -4081,8 +4081,7 @@ nfsd4_encode_getdeviceinfo(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr,
 		struct nfsd4_getdeviceinfo *gdev)
 {
 	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &resp->xdr;
-	const struct nfsd4_layout_ops *ops =
-		nfsd4_layout_ops[gdev->gd_layout_type];
+	const struct nfsd4_layout_ops *ops;
 	u32 starting_len = xdr->buf->len, needed_len;
 	__be32 *p;
 
@@ -4099,6 +4098,7 @@ nfsd4_encode_getdeviceinfo(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr,
 
 	/* If maxcount is 0 then just update notifications */
 	if (gdev->gd_maxcount != 0) {
+		ops = nfsd4_layout_ops[gdev->gd_layout_type];
 		nfserr = ops->encode_getdeviceinfo(xdr, gdev);
 		if (nfserr) {
 			/*
@@ -4151,8 +4151,7 @@ nfsd4_encode_layoutget(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr,
 		struct nfsd4_layoutget *lgp)
 {
 	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &resp->xdr;
-	const struct nfsd4_layout_ops *ops =
-		nfsd4_layout_ops[lgp->lg_layout_type];
+	const struct nfsd4_layout_ops *ops;
 	__be32 *p;
 
 	dprintk("%s: err %d\n", __func__, nfserr);
@@ -4175,6 +4174,7 @@ nfsd4_encode_layoutget(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr,
 	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(lgp->lg_seg.iomode);
 	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(lgp->lg_layout_type);
 
+	ops = nfsd4_layout_ops[lgp->lg_layout_type];
 	nfserr = ops->encode_layoutget(xdr, lgp);
 out:
 	kfree(lgp->lg_content);