diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 6e95c85fe395a88b0c93f75a17bfc8c76bcbbbde..1d23dc640208067a94bf0a8141287f7afd5403ee 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -9693,7 +9693,6 @@ _nfs41_proc_secinfo_no_name(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fh *fhandle,
 		.rpc_argp = &args,
 		.rpc_resp = &res,
 	};
-	struct rpc_clnt *clnt = server->client;
 	struct nfs4_call_sync_data data = {
 		.seq_server = server,
 		.seq_args = &args.seq_args,
@@ -9710,8 +9709,7 @@ _nfs41_proc_secinfo_no_name(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fh *fhandle,
 	int status;
 
 	if (use_integrity) {
-		clnt = server->nfs_client->cl_rpcclient;
-		task_setup.rpc_client = clnt;
+		task_setup.rpc_client = server->nfs_client->cl_rpcclient;
 
 		cred = nfs4_get_clid_cred(server->nfs_client);
 		msg.rpc_cred = cred;