diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
index f903389d90f1..5be2868c02f1 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -105,12 +105,8 @@ static int nfs4_stat_to_errno(int);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4_SECURITY_LABEL
 /* PI(4 bytes) + LFS(4 bytes) + 1(for null terminator?) + MAXLABELLEN */
 #define	nfs4_label_maxsz	(4 + 4 + 1 + XDR_QUADLEN(NFS4_MAXLABELLEN))
-#define encode_readdir_space 24
-#define encode_readdir_bitmask_sz 3
 #else
 #define	nfs4_label_maxsz	0
-#define encode_readdir_space 20
-#define encode_readdir_bitmask_sz 2
 #endif
 /* We support only one layout type per file system */
 #define decode_mdsthreshold_maxsz (1 + 1 + nfs4_fattr_bitmap_maxsz + 1 + 8)
@@ -1581,6 +1577,8 @@ static void encode_readdir(struct xdr_stream *xdr, const struct nfs4_readdir_arg
 	};
 	uint32_t dircount = readdir->count >> 1;
 	__be32 *p, verf[2];
+	uint32_t attrlen = 0;
+	unsigned int i;
 
 	if (readdir->plus) {
 		attrs[0] |= FATTR4_WORD0_TYPE|FATTR4_WORD0_CHANGE|FATTR4_WORD0_SIZE|
@@ -1589,26 +1587,27 @@ static void encode_readdir(struct xdr_stream *xdr, const struct nfs4_readdir_arg
 			FATTR4_WORD1_OWNER_GROUP|FATTR4_WORD1_RAWDEV|
 			FATTR4_WORD1_SPACE_USED|FATTR4_WORD1_TIME_ACCESS|
 			FATTR4_WORD1_TIME_METADATA|FATTR4_WORD1_TIME_MODIFY;
+		attrs[2] |= FATTR4_WORD2_SECURITY_LABEL;
 		dircount >>= 1;
 	}
 	/* Use mounted_on_fileid only if the server supports it */
 	if (!(readdir->bitmask[1] & FATTR4_WORD1_MOUNTED_ON_FILEID))
 		attrs[0] |= FATTR4_WORD0_FILEID;
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(attrs); i++) {
+		attrs[i] &= readdir->bitmask[i];
+		if (attrs[i] != 0)
+			attrlen = i+1;
+	}
 
 	encode_op_hdr(xdr, OP_READDIR, decode_readdir_maxsz, hdr);
 	encode_uint64(xdr, readdir->cookie);
 	encode_nfs4_verifier(xdr, &readdir->verifier);
-	p = reserve_space(xdr, encode_readdir_space);
+	p = reserve_space(xdr, 12 + (attrlen << 2));
 	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(dircount);
 	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(readdir->count);
-	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(encode_readdir_bitmask_sz);
-	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(attrs[0] & readdir->bitmask[0]);
-	*p   = cpu_to_be32(attrs[1] & readdir->bitmask[1]);
-	if (encode_readdir_bitmask_sz > 2) {
-		if (hdr->minorversion > 1)
-			attrs[2] |= FATTR4_WORD2_SECURITY_LABEL;
-		p++, *p++ = cpu_to_be32(attrs[2] & readdir->bitmask[2]);
-	}
+	*p++ = cpu_to_be32(attrlen);
+	for (i = 0; i < attrlen; i++)
+		*p++ = cpu_to_be32(attrs[i]);
 	memcpy(verf, readdir->verifier.data, sizeof(verf));
 
 	dprintk("%s: cookie = %llu, verifier = %08x:%08x, bitmap = %08x:%08x:%08x\n",