diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
index 6bdef28efa33..65c8dae4b267 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -862,8 +862,8 @@ static void encode_attrs(struct xdr_stream *xdr, const struct iattr *iap, const
 		bmval1 |= FATTR4_WORD1_TIME_ACCESS_SET;
 		*p++ = cpu_to_be32(NFS4_SET_TO_CLIENT_TIME);
 		*p++ = cpu_to_be32(0);
-		*p++ = cpu_to_be32(iap->ia_mtime.tv_sec);
-		*p++ = cpu_to_be32(iap->ia_mtime.tv_nsec);
+		*p++ = cpu_to_be32(iap->ia_atime.tv_sec);
+		*p++ = cpu_to_be32(iap->ia_atime.tv_nsec);
 	}
 	else if (iap->ia_valid & ATTR_ATIME) {
 		bmval1 |= FATTR4_WORD1_TIME_ACCESS_SET;