diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
index 52fc222c34f2..a5570cf75f3f 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ nfsd_proc_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 	if (resp->status == nfs_ok)
 		resp->status = fh_getattr(&resp->fh, &resp->stat);
 	else if (resp->status == nfserr_jukebox)
-		return rpc_drop_reply;
+		__set_bit(RQ_DROPME, &rqstp->rq_flags);
 	return rpc_success;
 }
 
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ nfsd_proc_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 	if (resp->status == nfs_ok)
 		resp->status = fh_getattr(&resp->fh, &resp->stat);
 	else if (resp->status == nfserr_jukebox)
-		return rpc_drop_reply;
+		__set_bit(RQ_DROPME, &rqstp->rq_flags);
 	return rpc_success;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
index 62e473b0ca52..56fba1cba3af 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ int nfsd_dispatch(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *statp)
 	svcxdr_init_encode(rqstp);
 
 	*statp = proc->pc_func(rqstp);
-	if (*statp == rpc_drop_reply || test_bit(RQ_DROPME, &rqstp->rq_flags))
+	if (test_bit(RQ_DROPME, &rqstp->rq_flags))
 		goto out_update_drop;
 
 	if (!proc->pc_encode(rqstp, &rqstp->rq_res_stream))