diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index 956629b9cdc9c841a0f428ad12e9687cec21295f..1275b86550701812ccea7c0cc80759eb63fd019b 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ nfsd4_decode_fattr(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, u32 *bmval,
 		READ_BUF(dummy32);
 		len += (XDR_QUADLEN(dummy32) << 2);
 		READMEM(buf, dummy32);
-		if ((host_err = nfsd_map_name_to_uid(argp->rqstp, buf, dummy32, &iattr->ia_uid)))
-			goto out_nfserr;
+		if ((status = nfsd_map_name_to_uid(argp->rqstp, buf, dummy32, &iattr->ia_uid)))
+			return status;
 		iattr->ia_valid |= ATTR_UID;
 	}
 	if (bmval[1] & FATTR4_WORD1_OWNER_GROUP) {
@@ -328,8 +328,8 @@ nfsd4_decode_fattr(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, u32 *bmval,
 		READ_BUF(dummy32);
 		len += (XDR_QUADLEN(dummy32) << 2);
 		READMEM(buf, dummy32);
-		if ((host_err = nfsd_map_name_to_gid(argp->rqstp, buf, dummy32, &iattr->ia_gid)))
-			goto out_nfserr;
+		if ((status = nfsd_map_name_to_gid(argp->rqstp, buf, dummy32, &iattr->ia_gid)))
+			return status;
 		iattr->ia_valid |= ATTR_GID;
 	}
 	if (bmval[1] & FATTR4_WORD1_TIME_ACCESS_SET) {