diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
index 7ea2fb127f6f..8675851199f8 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
@@ -435,6 +435,23 @@ nfsd3_proc_link(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 	return rpc_success;
 }
 
+static void nfsd3_init_dirlist_pages(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
+				     struct nfsd3_readdirres *resp,
+				     int count)
+{
+	count = min_t(u32, count, svc_max_payload(rqstp));
+
+	/* Convert byte count to number of words (i.e. >> 2),
+	 * and reserve room for the NULL ptr & eof flag (-2 words) */
+	resp->buflen = (count >> 2) - 2;
+
+	resp->buffer = page_address(*rqstp->rq_next_page);
+	while (count > 0) {
+		rqstp->rq_next_page++;
+		count -= PAGE_SIZE;
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * Read a portion of a directory.
  */
@@ -452,16 +469,12 @@ nfsd3_proc_readdir(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 				SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh),
 				argp->count, (u32) argp->cookie);
 
-	/* Make sure we've room for the NULL ptr & eof flag, and shrink to
-	 * client read size */
-	count = (argp->count >> 2) - 2;
+	nfsd3_init_dirlist_pages(rqstp, resp, argp->count);
 
 	/* Read directory and encode entries on the fly */
 	fh_copy(&resp->fh, &argp->fh);
 
-	resp->buflen = count;
 	resp->common.err = nfs_ok;
-	resp->buffer = argp->buffer;
 	resp->rqstp = rqstp;
 	offset = argp->cookie;
 
@@ -513,16 +526,12 @@ nfsd3_proc_readdirplus(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 				SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh),
 				argp->count, (u32) argp->cookie);
 
-	/* Convert byte count to number of words (i.e. >> 2),
-	 * and reserve room for the NULL ptr & eof flag (-2 words) */
-	resp->count = (argp->count >> 2) - 2;
+	nfsd3_init_dirlist_pages(rqstp, resp, argp->count);
 
 	/* Read directory and encode entries on the fly */
 	fh_copy(&resp->fh, &argp->fh);
 
 	resp->common.err = nfs_ok;
-	resp->buffer = argp->buffer;
-	resp->buflen = resp->count;
 	resp->rqstp = rqstp;
 	offset = argp->cookie;
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
index 6b6a839c1fc8..8394aeb8381e 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
@@ -560,8 +560,6 @@ int
 nfs3svc_decode_readdirargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
 {
 	struct nfsd3_readdirargs *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
-	int len;
-	u32 max_blocksize = svc_max_payload(rqstp);
 
 	p = decode_fh(p, &args->fh);
 	if (!p)
@@ -570,14 +568,6 @@ nfs3svc_decode_readdirargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
 	args->verf   = p; p += 2;
 	args->dircount = ~0;
 	args->count  = ntohl(*p++);
-	len = args->count  = min_t(u32, args->count, max_blocksize);
-
-	while (len > 0) {
-		struct page *p = *(rqstp->rq_next_page++);
-		if (!args->buffer)
-			args->buffer = page_address(p);
-		len -= PAGE_SIZE;
-	}
 
 	return xdr_argsize_check(rqstp, p);
 }
@@ -586,8 +576,6 @@ int
 nfs3svc_decode_readdirplusargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
 {
 	struct nfsd3_readdirargs *args = rqstp->rq_argp;
-	int len;
-	u32 max_blocksize = svc_max_payload(rqstp);
 
 	p = decode_fh(p, &args->fh);
 	if (!p)
@@ -597,14 +585,6 @@ nfs3svc_decode_readdirplusargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
 	args->dircount = ntohl(*p++);
 	args->count    = ntohl(*p++);
 
-	len = args->count = min(args->count, max_blocksize);
-	while (len > 0) {
-		struct page *p = *(rqstp->rq_next_page++);
-		if (!args->buffer)
-			args->buffer = page_address(p);
-		len -= PAGE_SIZE;
-	}
-
 	return xdr_argsize_check(rqstp, p);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/xdr3.h b/fs/nfsd/xdr3.h
index 08f909142ddf..789a364d5e69 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/xdr3.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/xdr3.h
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ struct nfsd3_readdirargs {
 	__u32			dircount;
 	__u32			count;
 	__be32 *		verf;
-	__be32 *		buffer;
 };
 
 struct nfsd3_commitargs {