diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index d89a815f7c31..d63b248582d1 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -5611,7 +5611,7 @@ static int _nfs4_get_security_label(struct inode *inode, void *buf,
 		return ret;
 	if (!(fattr.valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR_V4_SECURITY_LABEL))
 		return -ENOENT;
-	return 0;
+	return label.len;
 }
 
 static int nfs4_get_security_label(struct inode *inode, void *buf,