diff --git a/fs/nfs/delegation.c b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
index 5a1105c258bddbc5547ea2e18d588a59762d156c..cfe239736ac0363e040f810759de8c72e64b95ad 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/delegation.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static int nfs_delegation_claim_locks(struct nfs_open_context *ctx, struct nfs4_
 			case -NFS4ERR_EXPIRED:
 				/* kill_proc(fl->fl_pid, SIGLOST, 1); */
 			case -NFS4ERR_STALE_CLIENTID:
-				nfs4_schedule_state_recovery(NFS_SERVER(inode)->nfs4_state);
+				nfs4_schedule_state_recovery(NFS_SERVER(inode)->nfs_client);
 				goto out_err;
 		}
 	}
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ void nfs_inode_reclaim_delegation(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred, st
  */
 int nfs_inode_set_delegation(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred, struct nfs_openres *res)
 {
-	struct nfs_client *clp = NFS_SERVER(inode)->nfs4_state;
+	struct nfs_client *clp = NFS_SERVER(inode)->nfs_client;
 	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
 	struct nfs_delegation *delegation;
 	int status = 0;
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static void nfs_msync_inode(struct inode *inode)
  */
 int __nfs_inode_return_delegation(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	struct nfs_client *clp = NFS_SERVER(inode)->nfs4_state;
+	struct nfs_client *clp = NFS_SERVER(inode)->nfs_client;
 	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
 	struct nfs_delegation *delegation;
 	int res = 0;
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ int __nfs_inode_return_delegation(struct inode *inode)
  */
 void nfs_return_all_delegations(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	struct nfs_client *clp = NFS_SB(sb)->nfs4_state;
+	struct nfs_client *clp = NFS_SB(sb)->nfs_client;
 	struct nfs_delegation *delegation;
 	struct inode *inode;
 
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ static int recall_thread(void *data)
 {
 	struct recall_threadargs *args = (struct recall_threadargs *)data;
 	struct inode *inode = igrab(args->inode);
-	struct nfs_client *clp = NFS_SERVER(inode)->nfs4_state;
+	struct nfs_client *clp = NFS_SERVER(inode)->nfs_client;
 	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
 	struct nfs_delegation *delegation;
 
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ void nfs_delegation_reap_unclaimed(struct nfs_client *clp)
 
 int nfs4_copy_delegation_stateid(nfs4_stateid *dst, struct inode *inode)
 {
-	struct nfs_client *clp = NFS_SERVER(inode)->nfs4_state;
+	struct nfs_client *clp = NFS_SERVER(inode)->nfs_client;
 	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
 	struct nfs_delegation *delegation;
 	int res = 0;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 168f3ffb059f4a8bbfed268c92ca2dd38a2d19e3..b46597fc81e14fd7f174f130d48baa3eaa242621 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static void nfs4_setup_readdir(u64 cookie, u32 *verifier, struct dentry *dentry,
 
 static void renew_lease(const struct nfs_server *server, unsigned long timestamp)
 {
-	struct nfs_client *clp = server->nfs4_state;
+	struct nfs_client *clp = server->nfs_client;
 	spin_lock(&clp->cl_lock);
 	if (time_before(clp->cl_last_renewal,timestamp))
 		clp->cl_last_renewal = timestamp;
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ static struct nfs4_opendata *nfs4_opendata_alloc(struct dentry *dentry,
 	atomic_inc(&sp->so_count);
 	p->o_arg.fh = NFS_FH(dir);
 	p->o_arg.open_flags = flags,
-	p->o_arg.clientid = server->nfs4_state->cl_clientid;
+	p->o_arg.clientid = server->nfs_client->cl_clientid;
 	p->o_arg.id = sp->so_id;
 	p->o_arg.name = &dentry->d_name;
 	p->o_arg.server = server;
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ int nfs4_open_delegation_recall(struct dentry *dentry, struct nfs4_state *state)
 			case -NFS4ERR_STALE_STATEID:
 			case -NFS4ERR_EXPIRED:
 				/* Don't recall a delegation if it was lost */
-				nfs4_schedule_state_recovery(server->nfs4_state);
+				nfs4_schedule_state_recovery(server->nfs_client);
 				return err;
 		}
 		err = nfs4_handle_exception(server, err, &exception);
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ static int _nfs4_do_access(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred, int openf
 
 int nfs4_recover_expired_lease(struct nfs_server *server)
 {
-	struct nfs_client *clp = server->nfs4_state;
+	struct nfs_client *clp = server->nfs_client;
 
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(NFS4CLNT_LEASE_EXPIRED, &clp->cl_state))
 		nfs4_schedule_state_recovery(clp);
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ static int _nfs4_open_delegated(struct inode *inode, int flags, struct rpc_cred
 {
 	struct nfs_delegation *delegation;
 	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SERVER(inode);
-	struct nfs_client *clp = server->nfs4_state;
+	struct nfs_client *clp = server->nfs_client;
 	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
 	struct nfs4_state_owner *sp = NULL;
 	struct nfs4_state *state = NULL;
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ static int _nfs4_do_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int flags, st
 	struct nfs4_state_owner  *sp;
 	struct nfs4_state     *state = NULL;
 	struct nfs_server       *server = NFS_SERVER(dir);
-	struct nfs_client *clp = server->nfs4_state;
+	struct nfs_client *clp = server->nfs_client;
 	struct nfs4_opendata *opendata;
 	int                     status;
 
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ static void nfs4_close_done(struct rpc_task *task, void *data)
 			break;
 		case -NFS4ERR_STALE_STATEID:
 		case -NFS4ERR_EXPIRED:
-			nfs4_schedule_state_recovery(server->nfs4_state);
+			nfs4_schedule_state_recovery(server->nfs_client);
 			break;
 		default:
 			if (nfs4_async_handle_error(task, server) == -EAGAIN) {
@@ -2791,7 +2791,7 @@ static int nfs4_proc_set_acl(struct inode *inode, const void *buf, size_t buflen
 static int
 nfs4_async_handle_error(struct rpc_task *task, const struct nfs_server *server)
 {
-	struct nfs_client *clp = server->nfs4_state;
+	struct nfs_client *clp = server->nfs_client;
 
 	if (!clp || task->tk_status >= 0)
 		return 0;
@@ -2871,7 +2871,7 @@ static int nfs4_delay(struct rpc_clnt *clnt, long *timeout)
  */
 int nfs4_handle_exception(const struct nfs_server *server, int errorcode, struct nfs4_exception *exception)
 {
-	struct nfs_client *clp = server->nfs4_state;
+	struct nfs_client *clp = server->nfs_client;
 	int ret = errorcode;
 
 	exception->retry = 0;
@@ -3077,7 +3077,7 @@ int nfs4_proc_delegreturn(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred, const nfs4
 		switch (err) {
 			case -NFS4ERR_STALE_STATEID:
 			case -NFS4ERR_EXPIRED:
-				nfs4_schedule_state_recovery(server->nfs4_state);
+				nfs4_schedule_state_recovery(server->nfs_client);
 			case 0:
 				return 0;
 		}
@@ -3106,7 +3106,7 @@ static int _nfs4_proc_getlk(struct nfs4_state *state, int cmd, struct file_lock
 {
 	struct inode *inode = state->inode;
 	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SERVER(inode);
-	struct nfs_client *clp = server->nfs4_state;
+	struct nfs_client *clp = server->nfs_client;
 	struct nfs_lockt_args arg = {
 		.fh = NFS_FH(inode),
 		.fl = request,
@@ -3231,7 +3231,7 @@ static void nfs4_locku_done(struct rpc_task *task, void *data)
 			break;
 		case -NFS4ERR_STALE_STATEID:
 		case -NFS4ERR_EXPIRED:
-			nfs4_schedule_state_recovery(calldata->server->nfs4_state);
+			nfs4_schedule_state_recovery(calldata->server->nfs_client);
 			break;
 		default:
 			if (nfs4_async_handle_error(task, calldata->server) == -EAGAIN) {
@@ -3343,7 +3343,7 @@ static struct nfs4_lockdata *nfs4_alloc_lockdata(struct file_lock *fl,
 	if (p->arg.lock_seqid == NULL)
 		goto out_free;
 	p->arg.lock_stateid = &lsp->ls_stateid;
-	p->arg.lock_owner.clientid = server->nfs4_state->cl_clientid;
+	p->arg.lock_owner.clientid = server->nfs_client->cl_clientid;
 	p->arg.lock_owner.id = lsp->ls_id;
 	p->lsp = lsp;
 	atomic_inc(&lsp->ls_count);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4renewd.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4renewd.c
index 208764069f6163746399c2f83471c66603df9099..ff947ecb8b815d615def06a88e93f9d9bc660e64 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4renewd.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4renewd.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ nfs4_schedule_state_renewal(struct nfs_client *clp)
 void
 nfs4_renewd_prepare_shutdown(struct nfs_server *server)
 {
-	struct nfs_client *clp = server->nfs4_state;
+	struct nfs_client *clp = server->nfs_client;
 
 	if (!clp)
 		return;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
index c0b6439f1f713cacff41a6355bac4f71ba6e6170..fa51a7d4c02229c46fce85cde5e71b34c929c259 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static LIST_HEAD(nfs4_clientid_list);
 void
 init_nfsv4_state(struct nfs_server *server)
 {
-	server->nfs4_state = NULL;
+	server->nfs_client = NULL;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&server->nfs4_siblings);
 }
 
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ destroy_nfsv4_state(struct nfs_server *server)
 {
 	kfree(server->mnt_path);
 	server->mnt_path = NULL;
-	if (server->nfs4_state) {
-		nfs4_put_client(server->nfs4_state);
-		server->nfs4_state = NULL;
+	if (server->nfs_client) {
+		nfs4_put_client(server->nfs_client);
+		server->nfs_client = NULL;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ nfs4_drop_state_owner(struct nfs4_state_owner *sp)
  */
 struct nfs4_state_owner *nfs4_get_state_owner(struct nfs_server *server, struct rpc_cred *cred)
 {
-	struct nfs_client *clp = server->nfs4_state;
+	struct nfs_client *clp = server->nfs_client;
 	struct nfs4_state_owner *sp, *new;
 
 	get_rpccred(cred);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
index 04748ab9ed555e033617399656bc4c7bd11d3dd9..99926067eca45888809dd91faa81ed4fad7dacae 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ static int encode_attrs(struct xdr_stream *xdr, const struct iattr *iap, const s
 	if (iap->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE)
 		len += 4;
 	if (iap->ia_valid & ATTR_UID) {
-		owner_namelen = nfs_map_uid_to_name(server->nfs4_state, iap->ia_uid, owner_name);
+		owner_namelen = nfs_map_uid_to_name(server->nfs_client, iap->ia_uid, owner_name);
 		if (owner_namelen < 0) {
 			printk(KERN_WARNING "nfs: couldn't resolve uid %d to string\n",
 			       iap->ia_uid);
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ static int encode_attrs(struct xdr_stream *xdr, const struct iattr *iap, const s
 		len += 4 + (XDR_QUADLEN(owner_namelen) << 2);
 	}
 	if (iap->ia_valid & ATTR_GID) {
-		owner_grouplen = nfs_map_gid_to_group(server->nfs4_state, iap->ia_gid, owner_group);
+		owner_grouplen = nfs_map_gid_to_group(server->nfs_client, iap->ia_gid, owner_group);
 		if (owner_grouplen < 0) {
 			printk(KERN_WARNING "nfs4: couldn't resolve gid %d to string\n",
 			       iap->ia_gid);
@@ -3051,9 +3051,9 @@ static int decode_getfattr(struct xdr_stream *xdr, struct nfs_fattr *fattr, cons
 	fattr->mode |= fmode;
 	if ((status = decode_attr_nlink(xdr, bitmap, &fattr->nlink)) != 0)
 		goto xdr_error;
-	if ((status = decode_attr_owner(xdr, bitmap, server->nfs4_state, &fattr->uid)) != 0)
+	if ((status = decode_attr_owner(xdr, bitmap, server->nfs_client, &fattr->uid)) != 0)
 		goto xdr_error;
-	if ((status = decode_attr_group(xdr, bitmap, server->nfs4_state, &fattr->gid)) != 0)
+	if ((status = decode_attr_group(xdr, bitmap, server->nfs_client, &fattr->gid)) != 0)
 		goto xdr_error;
 	if ((status = decode_attr_rdev(xdr, bitmap, &fattr->rdev)) != 0)
 		goto xdr_error;
@@ -3254,7 +3254,7 @@ static int decode_delegation(struct xdr_stream *xdr, struct nfs_openres *res)
 			if (decode_space_limit(xdr, &res->maxsize) < 0)
 				return -EIO;
 	}
-	return decode_ace(xdr, NULL, res->server->nfs4_state);
+	return decode_ace(xdr, NULL, res->server->nfs_client);
 }
 
 static int decode_open(struct xdr_stream *xdr, struct nfs_openres *res)
diff --git a/fs/nfs/super.c b/fs/nfs/super.c
index d03ede5b1aca7b4217aad1011683b6c74bdf315f..ab4c78ee840c17ad91070d9d0ba6d65573c2edfe 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/super.c
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ static struct rpc_clnt *nfs4_create_client(struct nfs_server *server,
 	list_add_tail(&server->nfs4_siblings, &clp->cl_superblocks);
 	clnt = rpc_clone_client(clp->cl_rpcclient);
 	if (!IS_ERR(clnt))
-		server->nfs4_state = clp;
+		server->nfs_client = clp;
 	up_write(&clp->cl_sem);
 	clp = NULL;
 
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ static struct rpc_clnt *nfs4_create_client(struct nfs_server *server,
 		return clnt;
 	}
 
-	if (server->nfs4_state->cl_idmap == NULL) {
+	if (server->nfs_client->cl_idmap == NULL) {
 		dprintk("%s: failed to create idmapper.\n", __FUNCTION__);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
@@ -1416,7 +1416,7 @@ static inline char *nfs4_dup_path(const struct dentry *dentry)
 static struct super_block *nfs4_clone_sb(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_clone_mount *data)
 {
 	const struct dentry *dentry = data->dentry;
-	struct nfs_client *clp = server->nfs4_state;
+	struct nfs_client *clp = server->nfs_client;
 	struct super_block *sb;
 
 	server->fsid = data->fattr->fsid;
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
index 4db90df2aed053f99e50dd7a8869703a8e83b712..fc20d6b934fb6251608c8ef75332d3d51fbf74ce 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ struct nfs_server {
 	 */
 	char			ip_addr[16];
 	char *			mnt_path;
-	struct nfs_client *	nfs4_state;	/* all NFSv4 state starts here */
+	struct nfs_client *	nfs_client;	/* all NFSv4 state starts here */
 	struct list_head	nfs4_siblings;	/* List of other nfs_server structs
 						 * that share the same clientid
 						 */