diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xdr.c b/net/sunrpc/xdr.c
index be11d672b5b9..fa7517c1d125 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xdr.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xdr.c
@@ -825,6 +825,13 @@ static int xdr_set_page_base(struct xdr_stream *xdr,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void xdr_set_page(struct xdr_stream *xdr, unsigned int base,
+			 unsigned int len)
+{
+	if (xdr_set_page_base(xdr, base, len) < 0)
+		xdr_set_iov(xdr, xdr->buf->tail, xdr->nwords << 2);
+}
+
 static void xdr_set_next_page(struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 {
 	unsigned int newbase;
@@ -832,8 +839,7 @@ static void xdr_set_next_page(struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 	newbase = (1 + xdr->page_ptr - xdr->buf->pages) << PAGE_SHIFT;
 	newbase -= xdr->buf->page_base;
 
-	if (xdr_set_page_base(xdr, newbase, PAGE_SIZE) < 0)
-		xdr_set_iov(xdr, xdr->buf->tail, xdr->nwords << 2);
+	xdr_set_page(xdr, newbase, PAGE_SIZE);
 }
 
 static bool xdr_set_next_buffer(struct xdr_stream *xdr)
@@ -841,8 +847,7 @@ static bool xdr_set_next_buffer(struct xdr_stream *xdr)
 	if (xdr->page_ptr != NULL)
 		xdr_set_next_page(xdr);
 	else if (xdr->iov == xdr->buf->head) {
-		if (xdr_set_page_base(xdr, 0, PAGE_SIZE) < 0)
-			xdr_set_iov(xdr, xdr->buf->tail, xdr->nwords << 2);
+		xdr_set_page(xdr, 0, PAGE_SIZE);
 	}
 	return xdr->p != xdr->end;
 }