diff --git a/fs/lockd/xdr.c b/fs/lockd/xdr.c
index 8a9f02e45df2..ef38f07d1224 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/xdr.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/xdr.c
@@ -293,6 +293,27 @@ nlmsvc_decode_lockargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+int
+nlmsvc_decode_cancargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
+{
+	struct xdr_stream *xdr = &rqstp->rq_arg_stream;
+	struct nlm_args *argp = rqstp->rq_argp;
+	u32 exclusive;
+
+	if (!svcxdr_decode_cookie(xdr, &argp->cookie))
+		return 0;
+	if (xdr_stream_decode_bool(xdr, &argp->block) < 0)
+		return 0;
+	if (xdr_stream_decode_bool(xdr, &exclusive) < 0)
+		return 0;
+	if (!svcxdr_decode_lock(xdr, &argp->lock))
+		return 0;
+	if (exclusive)
+		argp->lock.fl.fl_type = F_WRLCK;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
 int
 nlmsvc_encode_testres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
 {
@@ -303,23 +324,6 @@ nlmsvc_encode_testres(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
 	return xdr_ressize_check(rqstp, p);
 }
 
-int
-nlmsvc_decode_cancargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
-{
-	struct nlm_args *argp = rqstp->rq_argp;
-	u32	exclusive;
-
-	if (!(p = nlm_decode_cookie(p, &argp->cookie)))
-		return 0;
-	argp->block = ntohl(*p++);
-	exclusive = ntohl(*p++);
-	if (!(p = nlm_decode_lock(p, &argp->lock)))
-		return 0;
-	if (exclusive)
-		argp->lock.fl.fl_type = F_WRLCK;
-	return xdr_argsize_check(rqstp, p);
-}
-
 int
 nlmsvc_decode_unlockargs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p)
 {