diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index aa1d0d6..14eda20 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -1813,6 +1813,29 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int nfsd_do_readdir(struct file *file, filldir_t func,
+			   struct readdir_cd *cdp, loff_t *offsetp)
+{
+	int host_err;
+
+	/*
+	 * Read the directory entries. This silly loop is necessary because
+	 * readdir() is not guaranteed to fill up the entire buffer, but
+	 * may choose to do less.
+	 */
+	do {
+		cdp->err = nfserr_eof; /* will be cleared on successful read */
+		host_err = vfs_readdir(file, func, cdp);
+	} while (host_err >=0 && cdp->err == nfs_ok);
+
+	*offsetp = vfs_llseek(file, 0, 1);
+
+	if (host_err)
+		return nfserrno(host_err);
+	else
+		return cdp->err;
+}
+
 /*
  * Read entries from a directory.
  * The  NFSv3/4 verifier we ignore for now.
@@ -1822,7 +1845,6 @@
 	     struct readdir_cd *cdp, filldir_t func)
 {
 	__be32		err;
-	int 		host_err;
 	struct file	*file;
 	loff_t		offset = *offsetp;
 
@@ -1836,21 +1858,7 @@
 		goto out_close;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Read the directory entries. This silly loop is necessary because
-	 * readdir() is not guaranteed to fill up the entire buffer, but
-	 * may choose to do less.
-	 */
-
-	do {
-		cdp->err = nfserr_eof; /* will be cleared on successful read */
-		host_err = vfs_readdir(file, func, cdp);
-	} while (host_err >=0 && cdp->err == nfs_ok);
-	if (host_err)
-		err = nfserrno(host_err);
-	else
-		err = cdp->err;
-	*offsetp = vfs_llseek(file, 0, 1);
+	err = nfsd_do_readdir(file, func, cdp, offsetp);
 
 	if (err == nfserr_eof || err == nfserr_toosmall)
 		err = nfs_ok; /* can still be found in ->err */