diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc.c b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
index b974571126fe90fce45ff6edc522366c463d5d8d..e7fbe368b4a38f665c538ae98b3c8db1ce2a5b81 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svc.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
@@ -1104,8 +1104,6 @@ svc_process_common(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct kvec *argv, struct kvec *resv)
 	rqstp->rq_vers = vers = svc_getnl(argv);	/* version number */
 	rqstp->rq_proc = proc = svc_getnl(argv);	/* procedure number */
 
-	progp = serv->sv_program;
-
 	for (progp = serv->sv_program; progp; progp = progp->pg_next)
 		if (prog == progp->pg_prog)
 			break;