diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 2dd633fdef352e43f4418b61e178176bf9df8e4a..5859f58260458e9ddf84f47777b8d96b79d2a2aa 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -920,7 +920,6 @@ nfsd_vfs_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct file *file,
 				unsigned long *cnt, int stable)
 {
 	struct svc_export	*exp;
-	struct inode		*inode;
 	mm_segment_t		oldfs;
 	__be32			err = 0;
 	int			host_err;
@@ -938,9 +937,7 @@ nfsd_vfs_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct file *file,
 		 */
 		current->flags |= PF_LESS_THROTTLE;
 
-	inode = file_inode(file);
-	exp   = fhp->fh_export;
-
+	exp = fhp->fh_export;
 	use_wgather = (rqstp->rq_vers == 2) && EX_WGATHER(exp);
 
 	if (!EX_ISSYNC(exp))