diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc.c b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
index e387d4d26990e..8c7ae3c595b29 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svc.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
@@ -1343,7 +1343,8 @@ svc_process_common(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 	case SVC_OK:
 		break;
 	case SVC_GARBAGE:
-		goto err_garbage_args;
+		rqstp->rq_auth_stat = rpc_autherr_badcred;
+		goto err_bad_auth;
 	case SVC_SYSERR:
 		goto err_system_err;
 	case SVC_DENIED:
@@ -1478,13 +1479,6 @@ svc_process_common(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 	*rqstp->rq_accept_statp = rpc_proc_unavail;
 	goto sendit;
 
-err_garbage_args:
-	svc_printk(rqstp, "failed to decode RPC header\n");
-
-	serv->sv_stats->rpcbadfmt++;
-	*rqstp->rq_accept_statp = rpc_garbage_args;
-	goto sendit;
-
 err_system_err:
 	serv->sv_stats->rpcbadfmt++;
 	*rqstp->rq_accept_statp = rpc_system_err;