diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/specs/nfsd.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/specs/nfsd.yaml
index badb2fe57c98..f87b5a05e5e9 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/specs/nfsd.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/specs/nfsd.yaml
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ operations:
             - compound-ops
     -
       name: threads-set
-      doc: set the number of running threads
+      doc: set the maximum number of running threads
       attribute-set: server
       flags: [admin-perm]
       do:
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ operations:
             - min-threads
     -
       name: threads-get
-      doc: get the number of running threads
+      doc: get the maximum number of running threads
       attribute-set: server
       do:
         reply:
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index b06adb5d5a2e..369da69d5efe 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -377,15 +377,15 @@ static ssize_t write_filehandle(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
 }
 
 /*
- * write_threads - Start NFSD, or report the current number of running threads
+ * write_threads - Start NFSD, or report the configured number of threads
  *
  * Input:
  *			buf:		ignored
  *			size:		zero
  * Output:
  *	On success:	passed-in buffer filled with '\n'-terminated C
- *			string numeric value representing the number of
- *			running NFSD threads;
+ *			string numeric value representing the configured
+ *			number of NFSD threads;
  *			return code is the size in bytes of the string
  *	On error:	return code is zero
  *
@@ -399,8 +399,8 @@ static ssize_t write_filehandle(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
  * Output:
  *	On success:	NFS service is started;
  *			passed-in buffer filled with '\n'-terminated C
- *			string numeric value representing the number of
- *			running NFSD threads;
+ *			string numeric value representing the configured
+ *			number of NFSD threads;
  *			return code is the size in bytes of the string
  *	On error:	return code is zero or a negative errno value
  */
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ static ssize_t write_threads(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
 }
 
 /*
- * write_pool_threads - Set or report the current number of threads per pool
+ * write_pool_threads - Set or report the configured number of threads per pool
  *
  * Input:
  *			buf:		ignored
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ static ssize_t write_threads(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
  * Output:
  *	On success:	passed-in buffer filled with '\n'-terminated C
  *			string containing integer values representing the
- *			number of NFSD threads in each pool;
+ *			configured number of NFSD threads in each pool;
  *			return code is the size in bytes of the string
  *	On error:	return code is zero or a negative errno value
  */
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ out_unlock:
 }
 
 /**
- * nfsd_nl_threads_get_doit - get the number of running threads
+ * nfsd_nl_threads_get_doit - get the maximum number of running threads
  * @skb: reply buffer
  * @info: netlink metadata and command arguments
  *
@@ -1700,7 +1700,7 @@ int nfsd_nl_threads_get_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 			struct svc_pool *sp = &nn->nfsd_serv->sv_pools[i];
 
 			err = nla_put_u32(skb, NFSD_A_SERVER_THREADS,
-					  sp->sp_nrthreads);
+					  sp->sp_nrthrmax);
 			if (err)
 				goto err_unlock;
 		}
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
index 0887ee601d3c..4a04208393b8 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
@@ -239,12 +239,13 @@ static void nfsd_net_free(struct percpu_ref *ref)
 
 int nfsd_nrthreads(struct net *net)
 {
-	int rv = 0;
+	int i, rv = 0;
 	struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(net, nfsd_net_id);
 
 	mutex_lock(&nfsd_mutex);
 	if (nn->nfsd_serv)
-		rv = nn->nfsd_serv->sv_nrthreads;
+		for (i = 0; i < nn->nfsd_serv->sv_nrpools; ++i)
+			rv += nn->nfsd_serv->sv_pools[i].sp_nrthrmax;
 	mutex_unlock(&nfsd_mutex);
 	return rv;
 }
@@ -659,7 +660,7 @@ int nfsd_get_nrthreads(int n, int *nthreads, struct net *net)
 
 	if (serv)
 		for (i = 0; i < serv->sv_nrpools && i < n; i++)
-			nthreads[i] = serv->sv_pools[i].sp_nrthreads;
+			nthreads[i] = serv->sv_pools[i].sp_nrthrmax;
 	return 0;
 }