diff --git a/drivers/block/rbd.c b/drivers/block/rbd.c
index 23fa962fea36f60c857c7f4ea8938132f29e749b..46b8f8e536be9d8d4bb4cd8428dd5fac5a1a2f2d 100644
--- a/drivers/block/rbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/rbd.c
@@ -621,10 +621,10 @@ static int rbd_header_from_disk(struct rbd_image_header *header,
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
-static int snap_by_name(struct rbd_image_header *header, const char *snap_name,
-			u64 *seq, u64 *size)
+static int snap_by_name(struct rbd_device *rbd_dev, const char *snap_name)
 {
 	int i;
+	struct rbd_image_header *header = &rbd_dev->header;
 	char *p = header->snap_names;
 
 	rbd_assert(header->snapc != NULL);
@@ -633,10 +633,9 @@ static int snap_by_name(struct rbd_image_header *header, const char *snap_name,
 
 			/* Found it.  Pass back its id and/or size */
 
-			if (seq)
-				*seq = header->snapc->snaps[i];
-			if (size)
-				*size = header->snap_sizes[i];
+			rbd_dev->mapping.snap_id = header->snapc->snaps[i];
+			rbd_dev->mapping.size = header->snap_sizes[i];
+
 			return i;
 		}
 		p += strlen(p) + 1;	/* Skip ahead to the next name */
@@ -657,9 +656,7 @@ static int rbd_header_set_snap(struct rbd_device *rbd_dev, char *snap_name)
 		rbd_dev->mapping.snap_exists = false;
 		rbd_dev->mapping.read_only = rbd_dev->rbd_opts.read_only;
 	} else {
-		ret = snap_by_name(&rbd_dev->header, snap_name,
-					&rbd_dev->mapping.snap_id,
-					&rbd_dev->mapping.size);
+		ret = snap_by_name(rbd_dev, snap_name);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto done;
 		rbd_dev->mapping.snap_exists = true;