diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/rpc_rdma.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/rpc_rdma.c
index f115baba6d56..63e64d53e289 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/rpc_rdma.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/rpc_rdma.c
@@ -1088,6 +1088,8 @@ rpcrdma_is_bcall(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt, struct rpcrdma_rep *rep)
 
 	/* Peek at stream contents without advancing. */
 	p = xdr_inline_decode(xdr, 0);
+	if ((char *)xdr->end - (char *)p < 5 * XDR_UNIT)
+		return false;
 
 	/* Chunk lists */
 	if (xdr_item_is_present(p++))
@@ -1112,7 +1114,7 @@ rpcrdma_is_bcall(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt, struct rpcrdma_rep *rep)
 	 */
 	p = xdr_inline_decode(xdr, 3 * sizeof(*p));
 	if (unlikely(!p))
-		return true;
+		return false;
 
 	rpcrdma_bc_receive_call(r_xprt, rep);
 	return true;