diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index 63f2395c57ed..668bfe1fcdec 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -2483,6 +2483,8 @@ out_acl:
 			goto out;
 	}
 	if (bmval2 & FATTR4_WORD2_SUPPATTR_EXCLCREAT) {
+		if ((buflen -= 16) < 0)
+			goto out_resource;
 		WRITE32(3);
 		WRITE32(NFSD_SUPPATTR_EXCLCREAT_WORD0);
 		WRITE32(NFSD_SUPPATTR_EXCLCREAT_WORD1);