diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
index 00848d86ffb2..d9f5e8d6ca84 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
@@ -759,6 +759,11 @@ struct nfs3_getaclres {
 	struct posix_acl *	acl_default;
 };
 
+struct nfs4_string {
+	unsigned int len;
+	char *data;
+};
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4
 
 typedef u64 clientid4;
@@ -949,11 +954,6 @@ struct nfs4_server_caps_res {
 	struct nfs4_sequence_res	seq_res;
 };
 
-struct nfs4_string {
-	unsigned int len;
-	char *data;
-};
-
 #define NFS4_PATHNAME_MAXCOMPONENTS 512
 struct nfs4_pathname {
 	unsigned int ncomponents;