diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs42xdr.c b/fs/nfs/nfs42xdr.c
index 9aae0205ef11d965e12e07dd1a550c62f6e7c729..a6bd27da6286f9fee14f0b087eddcc1ec437cdde 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs42xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs42xdr.c
@@ -241,23 +241,7 @@ static int decode_seek(struct xdr_stream *xdr, struct nfs42_seek_res *res)
 static int decode_layoutstats(struct xdr_stream *xdr,
 			      struct nfs42_layoutstat_res *res)
 {
-	int status;
-	__be32 *p;
-
-	status = decode_op_hdr(xdr, OP_LAYOUTSTATS);
-	if (status)
-		return status;
-
-	p = xdr_inline_decode(xdr, 4);
-	if (unlikely(!p))
-		goto out_overflow;
-
-	res->rpc_status = be32_to_cpup(p++);
-	return 0;
-
-out_overflow:
-	print_overflow_msg(__func__, xdr);
-	return -EIO;
+	return decode_op_hdr(xdr, OP_LAYOUTSTATS);
 }
 
 /*