diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_rdma.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_rdma.h
index cc3ae16eac6838a9f904e88463f935a633b728b7..6aef63b9a66995b12ec8653387570a4194b8ab4d 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_rdma.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_rdma.h
@@ -236,8 +236,6 @@ extern int rdma_read_chunk_frmr(struct svcxprt_rdma *, struct svc_rqst *,
 extern int svc_rdma_map_xdr(struct svcxprt_rdma *, struct xdr_buf *,
 			    struct svc_rdma_req_map *, bool);
 extern int svc_rdma_sendto(struct svc_rqst *);
-extern struct rpcrdma_read_chunk *
-	svc_rdma_get_read_chunk(struct rpcrdma_msg *);
 extern void svc_rdma_send_error(struct svcxprt_rdma *, struct rpcrdma_msg *,
 				int);
 
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_recvfrom.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_recvfrom.c
index ad1df979b3f07224457d5723d53946659adcae18..873c2a938d3513b903ac70431375cbbfc33be8c4 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_recvfrom.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_recvfrom.c
@@ -415,6 +415,20 @@ rdma_copy_tail(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_rdma_op_ctxt *head,
 	return 1;
 }
 
+/* Returns the address of the first read chunk or <nul> if no read chunk
+ * is present
+ */
+static struct rpcrdma_read_chunk *
+svc_rdma_get_read_chunk(struct rpcrdma_msg *rmsgp)
+{
+	struct rpcrdma_read_chunk *ch =
+		(struct rpcrdma_read_chunk *)&rmsgp->rm_body.rm_chunks[0];
+
+	if (ch->rc_discrim == xdr_zero)
+		return NULL;
+	return ch;
+}
+
 static int rdma_read_chunks(struct svcxprt_rdma *xprt,
 			    struct rpcrdma_msg *rmsgp,
 			    struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_sendto.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_sendto.c
index f5a91edcd2337c5e6d096634feb2c25f33747c3a..0a58d4062f2f8ae6459a190ca022ef21cd495d22 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_sendto.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_sendto.c
@@ -153,76 +153,35 @@ static dma_addr_t dma_map_xdr(struct svcxprt_rdma *xprt,
 	return dma_addr;
 }
 
-/* Returns the address of the first read chunk or <nul> if no read chunk
- * is present
+/* Parse the RPC Call's transport header.
  */
-struct rpcrdma_read_chunk *
-svc_rdma_get_read_chunk(struct rpcrdma_msg *rmsgp)
+static void svc_rdma_get_write_arrays(struct rpcrdma_msg *rmsgp,
+				      struct rpcrdma_write_array **write,
+				      struct rpcrdma_write_array **reply)
 {
-	struct rpcrdma_read_chunk *ch =
-		(struct rpcrdma_read_chunk *)&rmsgp->rm_body.rm_chunks[0];
+	__be32 *p;
 
-	if (ch->rc_discrim == xdr_zero)
-		return NULL;
-	return ch;
-}
-
-/* Returns the address of the first read write array element or <nul>
- * if no write array list is present
- */
-static struct rpcrdma_write_array *
-svc_rdma_get_write_array(struct rpcrdma_msg *rmsgp)
-{
-	if (rmsgp->rm_body.rm_chunks[0] != xdr_zero ||
-	    rmsgp->rm_body.rm_chunks[1] == xdr_zero)
-		return NULL;
-	return (struct rpcrdma_write_array *)&rmsgp->rm_body.rm_chunks[1];
-}
+	p = (__be32 *)&rmsgp->rm_body.rm_chunks[0];
 
-/* Returns the address of the first reply array element or <nul> if no
- * reply array is present
- */
-static struct rpcrdma_write_array *
-svc_rdma_get_reply_array(struct rpcrdma_msg *rmsgp,
-			 struct rpcrdma_write_array *wr_ary)
-{
-	struct rpcrdma_read_chunk *rch;
-	struct rpcrdma_write_array *rp_ary;
+	/* Read list */
+	while (*p++ != xdr_zero)
+		p += 5;
 
-	/* XXX: Need to fix when reply chunk may occur with read list
-	 *	and/or write list.
-	 */
-	if (rmsgp->rm_body.rm_chunks[0] != xdr_zero ||
-	    rmsgp->rm_body.rm_chunks[1] != xdr_zero)
-		return NULL;
-
-	rch = svc_rdma_get_read_chunk(rmsgp);
-	if (rch) {
-		while (rch->rc_discrim != xdr_zero)
-			rch++;
-
-		/* The reply chunk follows an empty write array located
-		 * at 'rc_position' here. The reply array is at rc_target.
-		 */
-		rp_ary = (struct rpcrdma_write_array *)&rch->rc_target;
-		goto found_it;
-	}
-
-	if (wr_ary) {
-		int chunk = be32_to_cpu(wr_ary->wc_nchunks);
-
-		rp_ary = (struct rpcrdma_write_array *)
-			 &wr_ary->wc_array[chunk].wc_target.rs_length;
-		goto found_it;
+	/* Write list */
+	if (*p != xdr_zero) {
+		*write = (struct rpcrdma_write_array *)p;
+		while (*p++ != xdr_zero)
+			p += 1 + be32_to_cpu(*p) * 4;
+	} else {
+		*write = NULL;
+		p++;
 	}
 
-	/* No read list, no write list */
-	rp_ary = (struct rpcrdma_write_array *)&rmsgp->rm_body.rm_chunks[2];
-
- found_it:
-	if (rp_ary->wc_discrim == xdr_zero)
-		return NULL;
-	return rp_ary;
+	/* Reply chunk */
+	if (*p != xdr_zero)
+		*reply = (struct rpcrdma_write_array *)p;
+	else
+		*reply = NULL;
 }
 
 /* RPC-over-RDMA Version One private extension: Remote Invalidation.
@@ -244,8 +203,8 @@ static u32 svc_rdma_get_inv_rkey(struct rpcrdma_msg *rdma_argp,
 
 	inv_rkey = 0;
 
-	rd_ary = svc_rdma_get_read_chunk(rdma_argp);
-	if (rd_ary) {
+	rd_ary = (struct rpcrdma_read_chunk *)&rdma_argp->rm_body.rm_chunks[0];
+	if (rd_ary->rc_discrim != xdr_zero) {
 		inv_rkey = be32_to_cpu(rd_ary->rc_target.rs_handle);
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -622,8 +581,7 @@ int svc_rdma_sendto(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 	 * places this at the start of page 0.
 	 */
 	rdma_argp = page_address(rqstp->rq_pages[0]);
-	wr_ary = svc_rdma_get_write_array(rdma_argp);
-	rp_ary = svc_rdma_get_reply_array(rdma_argp, wr_ary);
+	svc_rdma_get_write_arrays(rdma_argp, &wr_ary, &rp_ary);
 
 	inv_rkey = 0;
 	if (rdma->sc_snd_w_inv)