diff --git a/fs/nfs/callback.h b/fs/nfs/callback.h
index 4251c2ae06adaf432e9d4d8304f4eea1b5b72c57..e75631e264f421a4c8392237c72421e07033e6a8 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/callback.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/callback.h
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ extern __be32 nfs4_callback_recallany(struct cb_recallanyargs *args,
 
 struct cb_recallslotargs {
 	struct sockaddr	*crsa_addr;
-	uint32_t	crsa_target_max_slots;
+	uint32_t	crsa_target_highest_slotid;
 };
 extern __be32 nfs4_callback_recallslot(struct cb_recallslotargs *args,
 					 void *dummy,
diff --git a/fs/nfs/callback_proc.c b/fs/nfs/callback_proc.c
index 15b9879d6fbb1ccd23178af143a42ee4fd3fe374..ed0b446e2e381c6fd4a79e4db75443843e4a68af 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/callback_proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/callback_proc.c
@@ -561,22 +561,20 @@ __be32 nfs4_callback_recallslot(struct cb_recallslotargs *args, void *dummy,
 	if (!cps->clp) /* set in cb_sequence */
 		goto out;
 
-	dprintk_rcu("NFS: CB_RECALL_SLOT request from %s target max slots %d\n",
+	dprintk_rcu("NFS: CB_RECALL_SLOT request from %s target highest slotid %d\n",
 		rpc_peeraddr2str(cps->clp->cl_rpcclient, RPC_DISPLAY_ADDR),
-		args->crsa_target_max_slots);
+		args->crsa_target_highest_slotid);
 
 	fc_tbl = &cps->clp->cl_session->fc_slot_table;
 
 	status = htonl(NFS4ERR_BAD_HIGH_SLOT);
-	if (args->crsa_target_max_slots > fc_tbl->max_slots ||
-	    args->crsa_target_max_slots < 1)
+	if (args->crsa_target_highest_slotid >= fc_tbl->max_slots ||
+	    args->crsa_target_highest_slotid < 1)
 		goto out;
 
 	status = htonl(NFS4_OK);
-	if (args->crsa_target_max_slots == fc_tbl->max_slots)
-		goto out;
 
-	nfs41_set_target_slotid(fc_tbl, args->crsa_target_max_slots);
+	nfs41_set_target_slotid(fc_tbl, args->crsa_target_highest_slotid);
 	nfs41_handle_recall_slot(cps->clp);
 out:
 	dprintk("%s: exit with status = %d\n", __func__, ntohl(status));
diff --git a/fs/nfs/callback_xdr.c b/fs/nfs/callback_xdr.c
index 742ff4ffced78fe9071da9c15ee22f458bfde3ca..81e8c7d4c2e88d8d98b2a3826e328abcb0ef18fa 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/callback_xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/callback_xdr.c
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ static __be32 decode_recallslot_args(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 	p = read_buf(xdr, 4);
 	if (unlikely(p == NULL))
 		return htonl(NFS4ERR_BADXDR);
-	args->crsa_target_max_slots = ntohl(*p++);
+	args->crsa_target_highest_slotid = ntohl(*p++);
 	return 0;
 }