diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index dc74a947a440..68ed42fd29fc 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -601,7 +601,9 @@ static ssize_t __write_versions(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
 				}
 				break;
 			default:
-				return -EINVAL;
+				/* Ignore requests to disable non-existent versions */
+				if (cmd == NFSD_SET)
+					return -EINVAL;
 			}
 			vers += len + 1;
 		} while ((len = qword_get(&mesg, vers, size)) > 0);