diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index 4cbf725cdcba..50ca28eeebb6 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@ static __be32
 nfsd4_fallocate(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 		struct nfsd4_fallocate *fallocate, int flags)
 {
-	__be32 status = nfserr_notsupp;
+	__be32 status;
 	struct file *file;
 
 	status = nfs4_preprocess_stateid_op(rqstp, cstate, &cstate->current_fh,