diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
index 5d36c066552d..c78fb27c20ed 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
@@ -139,11 +139,11 @@ rpcrdma_wc_send(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_wc *wc)
 static void
 rpcrdma_update_granted_credits(struct rpcrdma_rep *rep)
 {
-	struct rpcrdma_msg *rmsgp = rdmab_to_msg(rep->rr_rdmabuf);
 	struct rpcrdma_buffer *buffer = &rep->rr_rxprt->rx_buf;
+	__be32 *p = rep->rr_rdmabuf->rg_base;
 	u32 credits;
 
-	credits = be32_to_cpu(rmsgp->rm_credit);
+	credits = be32_to_cpup(p + 2);
 	if (credits == 0)
 		credits = 1;	/* don't deadlock */
 	else if (credits > buffer->rb_max_requests)
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h
index d4a897af9d9b..52e73eaacebb 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h
@@ -220,13 +220,13 @@ struct rpcrdma_rep {
 	struct ib_cqe		rr_cqe;
 	int			rr_wc_flags;
 	u32			rr_inv_rkey;
+	struct rpcrdma_regbuf	*rr_rdmabuf;
 	struct rpcrdma_xprt	*rr_rxprt;
 	struct work_struct	rr_work;
 	struct xdr_buf		rr_hdrbuf;
 	struct xdr_stream	rr_stream;
 	struct list_head	rr_list;
 	struct ib_recv_wr	rr_recv_wr;
-	struct rpcrdma_regbuf	*rr_rdmabuf;
 };
 
 /*