diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index ac53ae2435c5b5ea047ba5e01c62bc4890ca4cac..3c69db7d4905e379487ebdec7f31c2b4670412d6 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -2141,13 +2141,15 @@ static const struct nfsd4_operation nfsd4_ops[] = {
 	},
 	[OP_LOCK] = {
 		.op_func = nfsd4_lock,
-		.op_flags = OP_MODIFIES_SOMETHING,
+		.op_flags = OP_MODIFIES_SOMETHING |
+				OP_NONTRIVIAL_ERROR_ENCODE,
 		.op_name = "OP_LOCK",
 		.op_rsize_bop = nfsd4_lock_rsize,
 		.op_set_currentstateid = nfsd4_set_lockstateid,
 	},
 	[OP_LOCKT] = {
 		.op_func = nfsd4_lockt,
+		.op_flags = OP_NONTRIVIAL_ERROR_ENCODE,
 		.op_name = "OP_LOCKT",
 		.op_rsize_bop = nfsd4_lock_rsize,
 	},
@@ -2277,14 +2279,16 @@ static const struct nfsd4_operation nfsd4_ops[] = {
 	[OP_SETATTR] = {
 		.op_func = nfsd4_setattr,
 		.op_name = "OP_SETATTR",
-		.op_flags = OP_MODIFIES_SOMETHING | OP_CACHEME,
+		.op_flags = OP_MODIFIES_SOMETHING | OP_CACHEME
+				| OP_NONTRIVIAL_ERROR_ENCODE,
 		.op_rsize_bop = nfsd4_setattr_rsize,
 		.op_get_currentstateid = nfsd4_get_setattrstateid,
 	},
 	[OP_SETCLIENTID] = {
 		.op_func = nfsd4_setclientid,
 		.op_flags = ALLOWED_WITHOUT_FH | ALLOWED_ON_ABSENT_FS
-				| OP_MODIFIES_SOMETHING | OP_CACHEME,
+				| OP_MODIFIES_SOMETHING | OP_CACHEME
+				| OP_NONTRIVIAL_ERROR_ENCODE,
 		.op_name = "OP_SETCLIENTID",
 		.op_rsize_bop = nfsd4_setclientid_rsize,
 	},
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index 7d683e3aebf0945e4d4e34c23b409916e6fb7e4e..08badcf64554ab91017aa4c8ebbfd41c5dd00fdf 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -4461,6 +4461,9 @@ nfsd4_encode_operation(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, struct nfsd4_op *op)
 
 	if (op->opnum == OP_ILLEGAL)
 		goto status;
+	if (op->status && opdesc &&
+			!(opdesc->op_flags & OP_NONTRIVIAL_ERROR_ENCODE))
+		goto status;
 	BUG_ON(op->opnum < 0 || op->opnum >= ARRAY_SIZE(nfsd4_enc_ops) ||
 	       !nfsd4_enc_ops[op->opnum]);
 	encoder = nfsd4_enc_ops[op->opnum];
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/xdr4.h b/fs/nfsd/xdr4.h
index 1e6274e0e066616fac5e2567602b54c7c4791154..f8a0b6549a88aea36dcf9b1c36310c2c7333c2fc 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/xdr4.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/xdr4.h
@@ -778,6 +778,8 @@ enum nfsd4_op_flags {
 	 * These are ops which clear current state id.
 	 */
 	OP_CLEAR_STATEID = 1 << 7,
+	/* Most ops return only an error on failure; some may do more: */
+	OP_NONTRIVIAL_ERROR_ENCODE = 1 << 8,
 };
 
 struct nfsd4_operation {