diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
index d166d9947e3614665ab715cee7dfc99005931cac..4953550537e0d6284625d39bf46992a792966ace 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
@@ -205,10 +205,8 @@ int xprt_reserve_xprt(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct rpc_task *task)
 		goto out_sleep;
 	}
 	xprt->snd_task = task;
-	if (req != NULL) {
-		req->rq_bytes_sent = 0;
+	if (req != NULL)
 		req->rq_ntrans++;
-	}
 
 	return 1;
 
@@ -263,7 +261,6 @@ int xprt_reserve_xprt_cong(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct rpc_task *task)
 	}
 	if (__xprt_get_cong(xprt, task)) {
 		xprt->snd_task = task;
-		req->rq_bytes_sent = 0;
 		req->rq_ntrans++;
 		return 1;
 	}
@@ -300,10 +297,8 @@ static bool __xprt_lock_write_func(struct rpc_task *task, void *data)
 
 	req = task->tk_rqstp;
 	xprt->snd_task = task;
-	if (req) {
-		req->rq_bytes_sent = 0;
+	if (req)
 		req->rq_ntrans++;
-	}
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -329,7 +324,6 @@ static bool __xprt_lock_write_cong_func(struct rpc_task *task, void *data)
 	}
 	if (__xprt_get_cong(xprt, task)) {
 		xprt->snd_task = task;
-		req->rq_bytes_sent = 0;
 		req->rq_ntrans++;
 		return true;
 	}
@@ -1210,6 +1204,11 @@ static void xprt_request_init(struct rpc_task *task, struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 	req->rq_buffer  = NULL;
 	req->rq_xid     = xprt_alloc_xid(xprt);
 	req->rq_connect_cookie = xprt->connect_cookie - 1;
+	req->rq_bytes_sent = 0;
+	req->rq_snd_buf.len = 0;
+	req->rq_snd_buf.buflen = 0;
+	req->rq_rcv_buf.len = 0;
+	req->rq_rcv_buf.buflen = 0;
 	req->rq_release_snd_buf = NULL;
 	xprt_reset_majortimeo(req);
 	dprintk("RPC: %5u reserved req %p xid %08x\n", task->tk_pid,