diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index 9d60a1c08105..b0e075cd6c99 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -1215,6 +1215,8 @@ static inline struct nfsd4_operation *OPDESC(struct nfsd4_op *op)
 
 bool nfsd4_cache_this_op(struct nfsd4_op *op)
 {
+	if (op->opnum == OP_ILLEGAL)
+		return false;
 	return OPDESC(op)->op_flags & OP_CACHEME;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index 18881f34737a..e866a06b66bd 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -1677,11 +1677,6 @@ nfsd4_decode_compound(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp)
 			op->opnum = OP_ILLEGAL;
 			op->status = nfserr_op_illegal;
 		}
-
-		if (op->status) {
-			argp->opcnt = i+1;
-			break;
-		}
 		/*
 		 * We'll try to cache the result in the DRC if any one
 		 * op in the compound wants to be cached:
@@ -1689,6 +1684,11 @@ nfsd4_decode_compound(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp)
 		cachethis |= nfsd4_cache_this_op(op);
 
 		max_reply = max(max_reply, nfsd4_max_reply(op->opnum));
+
+		if (op->status) {
+			argp->opcnt = i+1;
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 	/* Sessions make the DRC unnecessary: */
 	if (argp->minorversion)