diff --git a/fs/nfs/client.c b/fs/nfs/client.c
index 5f01f42..876ba85 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/client.c
@@ -903,8 +903,8 @@
 	server->wtmult = nfs_block_bits(fsinfo->wtmult, NULL);
 
 	server->dtsize = nfs_block_size(fsinfo->dtpref, NULL);
-	if (server->dtsize > PAGE_CACHE_SIZE)
-		server->dtsize = PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
+	if (server->dtsize > PAGE_CACHE_SIZE * NFS_MAX_READDIR_PAGES)
+		server->dtsize = PAGE_CACHE_SIZE * NFS_MAX_READDIR_PAGES;
 	if (server->dtsize > server->rsize)
 		server->dtsize = server->rsize;