diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc.c b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
index 26367cf4c17a0d7e411126270864007eef873a4d..43e32129a583adce4d6cb0b05eb3f42c2ceb2424 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svc.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
@@ -1416,7 +1416,7 @@ svc_process_common(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 	/* Only RPCv2 supported */
 	xdr_stream_encode_u32(xdr, RPC_VERSION);
 	xdr_stream_encode_u32(xdr, RPC_VERSION);
-	goto sendit;
+	return 1;	/* don't wrap */
 
 err_bad_auth:
 	dprintk("svc: authentication failed (%d)\n",
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ svc_process_common(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 err_bad_prog:
 	dprintk("svc: unknown program %d\n", rqstp->rq_prog);
 	serv->sv_stats->rpcbadfmt++;
-	xdr_stream_encode_u32(xdr, RPC_PROG_UNAVAIL);
+	*rqstp->rq_accept_statp = rpc_prog_unavail;
 	goto sendit;
 
 err_bad_vers:
@@ -1440,7 +1440,12 @@ svc_process_common(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 		       rqstp->rq_vers, rqstp->rq_prog, progp->pg_name);
 
 	serv->sv_stats->rpcbadfmt++;
-	xdr_stream_encode_u32(xdr, RPC_PROG_MISMATCH);
+	*rqstp->rq_accept_statp = rpc_prog_mismatch;
+
+	/*
+	 * svc_authenticate() has already added the verifier and
+	 * advanced the stream just past rq_accept_statp.
+	 */
 	xdr_stream_encode_u32(xdr, process.mismatch.lovers);
 	xdr_stream_encode_u32(xdr, process.mismatch.hivers);
 	goto sendit;
@@ -1449,19 +1454,19 @@ svc_process_common(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 	svc_printk(rqstp, "unknown procedure (%d)\n", rqstp->rq_proc);
 
 	serv->sv_stats->rpcbadfmt++;
-	xdr_stream_encode_u32(xdr, RPC_PROC_UNAVAIL);
+	*rqstp->rq_accept_statp = rpc_proc_unavail;
 	goto sendit;
 
 err_garbage_args:
 	svc_printk(rqstp, "failed to decode RPC header\n");
 
 	serv->sv_stats->rpcbadfmt++;
-	xdr_stream_encode_u32(xdr, RPC_GARBAGE_ARGS);
+	*rqstp->rq_accept_statp = rpc_garbage_args;
 	goto sendit;
 
 err_system_err:
 	serv->sv_stats->rpcbadfmt++;
-	xdr_stream_encode_u32(xdr, RPC_SYSTEM_ERR);
+	*rqstp->rq_accept_statp = rpc_system_err;
 	goto sendit;
 }