diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index aa95a898ad0f..48ea69af9446 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -2075,12 +2075,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_add_or_obtain);
  * Code common to create, mkdir, and mknod.
  */
 int nfs_instantiate(struct dentry *dentry, struct nfs_fh *fhandle,
-				struct nfs_fattr *fattr,
-				struct nfs4_label *label)
+				struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
 {
 	struct dentry *d;
 
-	d = nfs_add_or_obtain(dentry, fhandle, fattr, label);
+	d = nfs_add_or_obtain(dentry, fhandle, fattr, fattr->label);
 	if (IS_ERR(d))
 		return PTR_ERR(d);
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index a0762ecc0c73..4d09c81502cf 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -4859,7 +4859,7 @@ static int nfs4_do_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct nfs4_
 					      data->res.fattr->time_start,
 					      NFS_INO_INVALID_DATA);
 		spin_unlock(&dir->i_lock);
-		status = nfs_instantiate(dentry, data->res.fh, data->res.fattr, data->res.fattr->label);
+		status = nfs_instantiate(dentry, data->res.fh, data->res.fattr);
 	}
 	return status;
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfs/proc.c b/fs/nfs/proc.c
index baee21c2c091..73dcaa99fa9b 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/proc.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ nfs_proc_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *sattr,
 	status = rpc_call_sync(NFS_CLIENT(dir), &msg, 0);
 	nfs_mark_for_revalidate(dir);
 	if (status == 0)
-		status = nfs_instantiate(dentry, data->res.fh, data->res.fattr, NULL);
+		status = nfs_instantiate(dentry, data->res.fh, data->res.fattr);
 	nfs_free_createdata(data);
 out:
 	dprintk("NFS reply create: %d\n", status);
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ nfs_proc_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *sattr,
 		status = rpc_call_sync(NFS_CLIENT(dir), &msg, 0);
 	}
 	if (status == 0)
-		status = nfs_instantiate(dentry, data->res.fh, data->res.fattr, NULL);
+		status = nfs_instantiate(dentry, data->res.fh, data->res.fattr);
 	nfs_free_createdata(data);
 out:
 	dprintk("NFS reply mknod: %d\n", status);
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ nfs_proc_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct page *page,
 	 * should fill in the data with a LOOKUP call on the wire.
 	 */
 	if (status == 0)
-		status = nfs_instantiate(dentry, fh, fattr, NULL);
+		status = nfs_instantiate(dentry, fh, fattr);
 
 out_free:
 	nfs_free_fattr(fattr);
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ nfs_proc_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *sattr)
 	status = rpc_call_sync(NFS_CLIENT(dir), &msg, 0);
 	nfs_mark_for_revalidate(dir);
 	if (status == 0)
-		status = nfs_instantiate(dentry, data->res.fh, data->res.fattr, NULL);
+		status = nfs_instantiate(dentry, data->res.fh, data->res.fattr);
 	nfs_free_createdata(data);
 out:
 	dprintk("NFS reply mkdir: %d\n", status);
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
index 88c3aed8ad39..a8a9b71aeea6 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ extern struct dentry *nfs_add_or_obtain(struct dentry *dentry,
 			struct nfs_fh *fh, struct nfs_fattr *fattr,
 			struct nfs4_label *label);
 extern int nfs_instantiate(struct dentry *dentry, struct nfs_fh *fh,
-			struct nfs_fattr *fattr, struct nfs4_label *label);
+			struct nfs_fattr *fattr);
 extern int nfs_may_open(struct inode *inode, const struct cred *cred, int openflags);
 extern void nfs_access_zap_cache(struct inode *inode);
 extern int nfs_access_get_cached(struct inode *inode, const struct cred *cred, struct nfs_access_entry *res,