diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index fc4f490f2d785d3581bc7286dcc38ccb2437b8df..08a1e2e31d0b69b412fb6599f3365343abe55942 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -866,6 +866,8 @@ static int nfs_readdir_xdr_to_array(struct nfs_readdir_descriptor *desc,
 			break;
 		}
 
+		verf_arg = verf_res;
+
 		status = nfs_readdir_page_filler(desc, entry, pages, pglen,
 						 arrays, narrays);
 	} while (!status && nfs_readdir_page_needs_filling(page));