diff --git a/fs/nfs/namespace.c b/fs/nfs/namespace.c
index 89fc160fd5b071af390ee4aea4590e929c43acee..1f063bacd2857caa119f4dce1bf429402b0be909 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/namespace.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ char *nfs_path(char **p, struct dentry *dentry, char *buffer, ssize_t buflen)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4
-static rpc_authflavor_t nfs_find_best_sec(struct nfs4_secinfo_flavors *flavors, struct inode *inode)
+static rpc_authflavor_t nfs_find_best_sec(struct nfs4_secinfo_flavors *flavors)
 {
 	struct gss_api_mech *mech;
 	struct xdr_netobj oid;
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static int nfs_negotiate_security(const struct dentry *parent,
 		}
 		flavors = page_address(page);
 		ret = secinfo(parent->d_inode, &dentry->d_name, flavors);
-		*flavor = nfs_find_best_sec(flavors, dentry->d_inode);
+		*flavor = nfs_find_best_sec(flavors);
 		put_page(page);
 	}