diff --git a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c
index fda454c..731e7a4 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c
@@ -1016,6 +1016,7 @@ gss_create_new(const struct rpc_auth_create_args *args, struct rpc_clnt *clnt)
 	auth = &gss_auth->rpc_auth;
 	auth->au_cslack = GSS_CRED_SLACK >> 2;
 	auth->au_rslack = GSS_VERF_SLACK >> 2;
+	auth->au_verfsize = GSS_VERF_SLACK >> 2;
 	auth->au_flags = 0;
 	auth->au_ops = &authgss_ops;
 	auth->au_flavor = flavor;