diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
index 9d5d02f02515dde6e1e3dc7f34f4c373b879274a..c252fc983a7eb9f217eb7d0b23b2b0c31d2960c8 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
@@ -432,7 +432,6 @@ static int
 nfs3_proc_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct qstr *old_name,
 		 struct inode *new_dir, struct qstr *new_name)
 {
-	struct nfs_fattr	old_dir_attr, new_dir_attr;
 	struct nfs3_renameargs	arg = {
 		.fromfh		= NFS_FH(old_dir),
 		.fromname	= old_name->name,
@@ -441,23 +440,27 @@ nfs3_proc_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct qstr *old_name,
 		.toname		= new_name->name,
 		.tolen		= new_name->len
 	};
-	struct nfs3_renameres	res = {
-		.fromattr	= &old_dir_attr,
-		.toattr		= &new_dir_attr
-	};
+	struct nfs3_renameres res;
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
 		.rpc_proc	= &nfs3_procedures[NFS3PROC_RENAME],
 		.rpc_argp	= &arg,
 		.rpc_resp	= &res,
 	};
-	int			status;
+	int status = -ENOMEM;
 
 	dprintk("NFS call  rename %s -> %s\n", old_name->name, new_name->name);
-	nfs_fattr_init(&old_dir_attr);
-	nfs_fattr_init(&new_dir_attr);
+
+	res.fromattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	res.toattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (res.fromattr == NULL || res.toattr == NULL)
+		goto out;
+
 	status = rpc_call_sync(NFS_CLIENT(old_dir), &msg, 0);
-	nfs_post_op_update_inode(old_dir, &old_dir_attr);
-	nfs_post_op_update_inode(new_dir, &new_dir_attr);
+	nfs_post_op_update_inode(old_dir, res.fromattr);
+	nfs_post_op_update_inode(new_dir, res.toattr);
+out:
+	nfs_free_fattr(res.toattr);
+	nfs_free_fattr(res.fromattr);
 	dprintk("NFS reply rename: %d\n", status);
 	return status;
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 6591bd852f846dae2f341e1a50496d65a1ce1726..14cde99d8a60033fdae7e7a13f530f3045408d37 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -2656,29 +2656,31 @@ static int _nfs4_proc_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct qstr *old_name,
 		.new_name = new_name,
 		.bitmask = server->attr_bitmask,
 	};
-	struct nfs_fattr old_fattr, new_fattr;
 	struct nfs4_rename_res res = {
 		.server = server,
-		.old_fattr = &old_fattr,
-		.new_fattr = &new_fattr,
 	};
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
 		.rpc_proc = &nfs4_procedures[NFSPROC4_CLNT_RENAME],
 		.rpc_argp = &arg,
 		.rpc_resp = &res,
 	};
-	int			status;
+	int status = -ENOMEM;
 	
-	nfs_fattr_init(res.old_fattr);
-	nfs_fattr_init(res.new_fattr);
-	status = nfs4_call_sync(server, &msg, &arg, &res, 1);
+	res.old_fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	res.new_fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (res.old_fattr == NULL || res.new_fattr == NULL)
+		goto out;
 
+	status = nfs4_call_sync(server, &msg, &arg, &res, 1);
 	if (!status) {
 		update_changeattr(old_dir, &res.old_cinfo);
 		nfs_post_op_update_inode(old_dir, res.old_fattr);
 		update_changeattr(new_dir, &res.new_cinfo);
 		nfs_post_op_update_inode(new_dir, res.new_fattr);
 	}
+out:
+	nfs_free_fattr(res.new_fattr);
+	nfs_free_fattr(res.old_fattr);
 	return status;
 }