diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index 088de1355e93..ee7237f99f54 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ xdr_error:					\
 
 static void next_decode_page(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp)
 {
-	argp->pagelist++;
 	argp->p = page_address(argp->pagelist[0]);
+	argp->pagelist++;
 	if (argp->pagelen < PAGE_SIZE) {
 		argp->end = argp->p + (argp->pagelen>>2);
 		argp->pagelen = 0;
@@ -1229,6 +1229,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_write(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_write *write)
 		len -= pages * PAGE_SIZE;
 
 		argp->p = (__be32 *)page_address(argp->pagelist[0]);
+		argp->pagelist++;
 		argp->end = argp->p + XDR_QUADLEN(PAGE_SIZE);
 	}
 	argp->p += XDR_QUADLEN(len);