diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
index 4218a0a8ffef..eaf785aec070 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ nfsd3_proc_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 {
 	struct nfsd3_readargs *argp = rqstp->rq_argp;
 	struct nfsd3_readres *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
-	u32 max_blocksize = svc_max_payload(rqstp);
 	unsigned int len;
 	int v;
 
@@ -155,7 +154,8 @@ nfsd3_proc_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 				(unsigned long) argp->count,
 				(unsigned long long) argp->offset);
 
-	argp->count = min_t(u32, argp->count, max_blocksize);
+	argp->count = min_t(u32, argp->count, svc_max_payload(rqstp));
+	argp->count = min_t(u32, argp->count, rqstp->rq_res.buflen);
 	if (argp->offset > (u64)OFFSET_MAX)
 		argp->offset = (u64)OFFSET_MAX;
 	if (argp->offset + argp->count > (u64)OFFSET_MAX)