diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index 74ca44831ec4..a5a3dc3fea0a 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -2054,17 +2054,17 @@ nfsd4_decode_offload_status(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp,
 static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_seek(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_seek *seek)
 {
-	DECODE_HEAD;
+	__be32 status;
 
-	status = nfsd4_decode_stateid(argp, &seek->seek_stateid);
+	status = nfsd4_decode_stateid4(argp, &seek->seek_stateid);
 	if (status)
 		return status;
+	if (xdr_stream_decode_u64(argp->xdr, &seek->seek_offset) < 0)
+		return nfserr_bad_xdr;
+	if (xdr_stream_decode_u32(argp->xdr, &seek->seek_whence) < 0)
+		return nfserr_bad_xdr;
 
-	READ_BUF(8 + 4);
-	p = xdr_decode_hyper(p, &seek->seek_offset);
-	seek->seek_whence = be32_to_cpup(p);
-
-	DECODE_TAIL;
+	return nfs_ok;
 }
 
 /*