diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index 76abd7af9107..a7ee5c79ff94 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_setattr(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_setattr *seta
 {
 	__be32 status;
 
-	status = nfsd4_decode_stateid(argp, &setattr->sa_stateid);
+	status = nfsd4_decode_stateid4(argp, &setattr->sa_stateid);
 	if (status)
 		return status;
 	return nfsd4_decode_fattr4(argp, setattr->sa_bmval,