diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 4145083dcf881..23341c1063bcd 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -678,7 +678,6 @@ __be32
 nfsd_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, int type,
 			int access, struct file **filp)
 {
-	const struct cred *cred = current_cred();
 	struct dentry	*dentry;
 	struct inode	*inode;
 	int		flags = O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE;
@@ -733,7 +732,7 @@ nfsd_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, int type,
 		vfs_dq_init(inode);
 	}
 	*filp = dentry_open(dget(dentry), mntget(fhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt),
-			    flags, cred);
+			    flags, current_cred());
 	if (IS_ERR(*filp))
 		host_err = PTR_ERR(*filp);
 	else