diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
index fe61424..ac7a3b0 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -2602,8 +2602,8 @@
 	encode_compound_hdr(xdr, req, &hdr);
 	encode_sequence(xdr, &args->seq_args, &hdr);
 	encode_putfh(xdr, args->fhandle, &hdr);
-	encode_delegreturn(xdr, args->stateid, &hdr);
 	encode_getfattr(xdr, args->bitmask, &hdr);
+	encode_delegreturn(xdr, args->stateid, &hdr);
 	encode_nops(&hdr);
 }
 
@@ -6527,10 +6527,10 @@
 	status = decode_putfh(xdr);
 	if (status != 0)
 		goto out;
-	status = decode_delegreturn(xdr);
+	status = decode_getfattr(xdr, res->fattr, res->server);
 	if (status != 0)
 		goto out;
-	decode_getfattr(xdr, res->fattr, res->server);
+	status = decode_delegreturn(xdr);
 out:
 	return status;
 }