diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/rpc_rdma.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/rpc_rdma.h
index f33c5a4d6fe4..8c6d23cb0cae 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/rpc_rdma.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/rpc_rdma.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ struct rpcrdma_msg {
  * Smallest RPC/RDMA header: rm_xid through rm_type, then rm_nochunks
  */
 #define RPCRDMA_HDRLEN_MIN	(sizeof(__be32) * 7)
+#define RPCRDMA_HDRLEN_ERR	(sizeof(__be32) * 5)
 
 enum rpcrdma_errcode {
 	ERR_VERS = 1,