diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index 2d305a1..83baf2b 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -2687,6 +2687,7 @@
 		nfserr = nfserr_toosmall;
 		goto fail;
 	case nfserr_noent:
+		xdr_truncate_encode(xdr, start_offset);
 		goto skip_entry;
 	default:
 		/*