diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index d112c8a322d9..e779d7db24b0 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -362,7 +362,6 @@ nfsd4_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 {
 	__be32 status;
 	struct svc_fh *resfh = NULL;
-	struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp;
 	struct net *net = SVC_NET(rqstp);
 	struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(net, nfsd_net_id);
 
@@ -389,8 +388,7 @@ nfsd4_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 		copy_clientid(&open->op_clientid, cstate->session);
 
 	/* check seqid for replay. set nfs4_owner */
-	resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
-	status = nfsd4_process_open1(&resp->cstate, open, nn);
+	status = nfsd4_process_open1(cstate, open, nn);
 	if (status == nfserr_replay_me) {
 		struct nfs4_replay *rp = &open->op_openowner->oo_owner.so_replay;
 		fh_put(&cstate->current_fh);