diff --git a/fs/nfsd/blocklayout.c b/fs/nfsd/blocklayout.c
index 0822d8a119c6..eefe50a17c4a 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/blocklayout.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/blocklayout.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ nfsd4_block_proc_layoutget(struct inode *inode, const struct svc_fh *fhp,
 {
 	struct nfsd4_layout_seg *seg = &args->lg_seg;
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
+	u64 length;
 	u32 block_size = i_blocksize(inode);
 	struct pnfs_block_extent *bex;
 	struct iomap iomap;
@@ -53,7 +54,8 @@ nfsd4_block_proc_layoutget(struct inode *inode, const struct svc_fh *fhp,
 		goto out_error;
 	}
 
-	if (iomap.length < args->lg_minlength) {
+	length = iomap.offset + iomap.length - seg->offset;
+	if (length < args->lg_minlength) {
 		dprintk("pnfsd: extent smaller than minlength\n");
 		goto out_layoutunavailable;
 	}