diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
index b338473d6e52..6ea25a52d2f4 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
@@ -718,7 +718,8 @@ __cld_pipe_inprogress_downcall(const struct cld_msg_v2 __user *cmsg,
 				return PTR_ERR(namecopy);
 			name.data = namecopy;
 			name.len = namelen;
-			get_user(princhashlen, &ci->cc_princhash.cp_len);
+			if (get_user(princhashlen, &ci->cc_princhash.cp_len))
+				return -EFAULT;
 			if (princhashlen > 0) {
 				princhashcopy = memdup_user(
 					&ci->cc_princhash.cp_data,