diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs42xdr.c b/fs/nfs/nfs42xdr.c
index 08c1dd094f01..ae034a1c53ef 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs42xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs42xdr.c
@@ -1135,13 +1135,12 @@ static int decode_read_plus(struct xdr_stream *xdr, struct nfs_pgio_res *res)
 	res->eof = be32_to_cpup(p++);
 	segments = be32_to_cpup(p++);
 	if (segments == 0)
-		return status;
+		return 0;
 
 	segs = kmalloc_array(segments, sizeof(*segs), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!segs)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	status = -EIO;
 	for (i = 0; i < segments; i++) {
 		status = decode_read_plus_segment(xdr, &segs[i]);
 		if (status < 0)