diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
index 0191cbfc486b..052376a65f72 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
@@ -121,6 +121,17 @@ svcxdr_encode_nfs_fh3(struct xdr_stream *xdr, const struct svc_fh *fhp)
 	return true;
 }
 
+static bool
+svcxdr_encode_post_op_fh3(struct xdr_stream *xdr, const struct svc_fh *fhp)
+{
+	if (xdr_stream_encode_item_present(xdr) < 0)
+		return false;
+	if (!svcxdr_encode_nfs_fh3(xdr, fhp))
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 static __be32 *
 encode_fh(__be32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 {
@@ -1079,16 +1090,26 @@ nfs3svc_encode_writeres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
 int
 nfs3svc_encode_createres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
 {
+	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_res_stream;
 	struct nfsd3_diropres *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 
-	*p++ = resp->status;
-	if (resp->status == 0) {
-		*p++ = xdr_one;
-		p = encode_fh(p, &resp->fh);
-		p = encode_post_op_attr(rqstp, p, &resp->fh);
+	if (!svcxdr_encode_nfsstat3(xdr, resp->status))
+		return 0;
+	switch (resp->status) {
+	case nfs_ok:
+		if (!svcxdr_encode_post_op_fh3(xdr, &resp->fh))
+			return 0;
+		if (!svcxdr_encode_post_op_attr(rqstp, xdr, &resp->fh))
+			return 0;
+		if (!svcxdr_encode_wcc_data(rqstp, xdr, &resp->dirfh))
+			return 0;
+		break;
+	default:
+		if (!svcxdr_encode_wcc_data(rqstp, xdr, &resp->dirfh))
+			return 0;
 	}
-	p = encode_wcc_data(rqstp, p, &resp->dirfh);
-	return xdr_ressize_check(rqstp, p);
+
+	return 1;
 }
 
 /* RENAME */