diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs42xdr.c b/fs/nfs/nfs42xdr.c
index c0b8fcd266c9..1c21db640f4d 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs42xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs42xdr.c
@@ -1087,6 +1087,7 @@ static int decode_read_plus(struct xdr_stream *xdr, struct nfs_pgio_res *res)
 	if (unlikely(!p))
 		return -EIO;
 
+	res->count = 0;
 	eof = be32_to_cpup(p++);
 	segments = be32_to_cpup(p++);
 	if (segments == 0)