diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_backchannel.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_backchannel.c
index 2d8545c34095..fc4535ead7c2 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_backchannel.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_backchannel.c
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ xprt_rdma_bc_allocate(struct rpc_task *task)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	rqst->rq_buffer = page_address(page);
+	rqst->rq_rbuffer = (char *)rqst->rq_buffer + rqst->rq_callsize;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
index 0137af1c0916..e01c825bc683 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
@@ -2563,6 +2563,7 @@ static int bc_malloc(struct rpc_task *task)
 	buf->len = PAGE_SIZE;
 
 	rqst->rq_buffer = buf->data;
+	rqst->rq_rbuffer = (char *)rqst->rq_buffer + rqst->rq_callsize;
 	return 0;
 }