diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index 7b03bcca0dfe..e08d890a1915 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -1419,7 +1419,6 @@ nfsd4_decode_create_session(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp,
 			    struct nfsd4_create_session *sess)
 {
 	DECODE_HEAD;
-	u32 dummy;
 
 	READ_BUF(16);
 	COPYMEM(&sess->clientid, 8);
@@ -1428,7 +1427,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_create_session(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp,
 
 	/* Fore channel attrs */
 	READ_BUF(28);
-	dummy = be32_to_cpup(p++); /* headerpadsz is always 0 */
+	p++; /* headerpadsz is always 0 */
 	sess->fore_channel.maxreq_sz = be32_to_cpup(p++);
 	sess->fore_channel.maxresp_sz = be32_to_cpup(p++);
 	sess->fore_channel.maxresp_cached = be32_to_cpup(p++);
@@ -1445,7 +1444,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_create_session(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp,
 
 	/* Back channel attrs */
 	READ_BUF(28);
-	dummy = be32_to_cpup(p++); /* headerpadsz is always 0 */
+	p++; /* headerpadsz is always 0 */
 	sess->back_channel.maxreq_sz = be32_to_cpup(p++);
 	sess->back_channel.maxresp_sz = be32_to_cpup(p++);
 	sess->back_channel.maxresp_cached = be32_to_cpup(p++);
@@ -1737,7 +1736,6 @@ static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_copy(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_copy *copy)
 {
 	DECODE_HEAD;
-	unsigned int tmp;
 
 	status = nfsd4_decode_stateid(argp, &copy->cp_src_stateid);
 	if (status)
@@ -1752,7 +1750,7 @@ nfsd4_decode_copy(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_copy *copy)
 	p = xdr_decode_hyper(p, &copy->cp_count);
 	p++; /* ca_consecutive: we always do consecutive copies */
 	copy->cp_synchronous = be32_to_cpup(p++);
-	tmp = be32_to_cpup(p); /* Source server list not supported */
+	/* tmp = be32_to_cpup(p); Source server list not supported */
 
 	DECODE_TAIL;
 }
@@ -3218,9 +3216,8 @@ nfsd4_encode_create(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp, __be32 nfserr, struct nfsd4_
 	if (!p)
 		return nfserr_resource;
 	encode_cinfo(p, &create->cr_cinfo);
-	nfserr = nfsd4_encode_bitmap(xdr, create->cr_bmval[0],
+	return nfsd4_encode_bitmap(xdr, create->cr_bmval[0],
 			create->cr_bmval[1], create->cr_bmval[2]);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static __be32