diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 18a4d5a9a4e9..28e175e74de2 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -5326,7 +5326,6 @@ static void nfs4_layoutget_done(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
 			return;
 		}
 	}
-	lgp->status = task->tk_status;
 	dprintk("<-- %s\n", __func__);
 }
 
@@ -5382,7 +5381,7 @@ int nfs4_proc_layoutget(struct nfs4_layoutget *lgp)
 	status = nfs4_wait_for_completion_rpc_task(task);
 	if (status != 0)
 		goto out;
-	status = lgp->status;
+	status = task->tk_status;
 	if (status != 0)
 		goto out;
 	status = pnfs_layout_process(lgp);
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
index 236e7e4b99a0..8fcc54267bba 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@ struct nfs4_layoutget {
 	struct nfs4_layoutget_args args;
 	struct nfs4_layoutget_res res;
 	struct pnfs_layout_segment **lsegpp;
-	int status;
 };
 
 struct nfs4_getdeviceinfo_args {