diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
index 71e32cf28885..3308dd671ef0 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
@@ -571,10 +571,8 @@ nfs3svc_decode_writeargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 		args->count = max_blocksize;
 		args->len = max_blocksize;
 	}
-	if (!xdr_stream_subsegment(xdr, &args->payload, args->count))
-		return false;
 
-	return true;
+	return xdr_stream_subsegment(xdr, &args->payload, args->count);
 }
 
 bool
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c
index aba8520b4b8b..caf6355b18fa 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c
@@ -338,10 +338,8 @@ nfssvc_decode_writeargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 		return false;
 	if (args->len > NFSSVC_MAXBLKSIZE_V2)
 		return false;
-	if (!xdr_stream_subsegment(xdr, &args->payload, args->len))
-		return false;
 
-	return true;
+	return xdr_stream_subsegment(xdr, &args->payload, args->len);
 }
 
 bool