diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index 92721abce..7038ca57e 100755
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ fh_dup2(struct svc_fh *dst, struct svc_fh *src)
 static __be32
 do_open_permission(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_open *open, int accmode)
 {
-	__be32 status;
 
 	if (open->op_truncate &&
 		!(open->op_share_access & NFS4_SHARE_ACCESS_WRITE))
@@ -156,9 +155,7 @@ do_open_permission(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfs
 	if (open->op_share_deny & NFS4_SHARE_DENY_READ)
 		accmode |= NFSD_MAY_WRITE;
 
-	status = fh_verify(rqstp, current_fh, S_IFREG, accmode);
-
-	return status;
+	return fh_verify(rqstp, current_fh, S_IFREG, accmode);
 }
 
 static __be32 nfsd_check_obj_isreg(struct svc_fh *fh)
@@ -449,7 +446,6 @@ static __be32
 do_open_fhandle(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate, struct nfsd4_open *open)
 {
 	struct svc_fh *current_fh = &cstate->current_fh;
-	__be32 status;
 	int accmode = 0;
 
 	/* We don't know the target directory, and therefore can not
@@ -474,9 +470,7 @@ do_open_fhandle(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate, str
 	if (open->op_claim_type == NFS4_OPEN_CLAIM_DELEG_CUR_FH)
 		accmode = NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE;
 
-	status = do_open_permission(rqstp, current_fh, open, accmode);
-
-	return status;
+	return do_open_permission(rqstp, current_fh, open, accmode);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -663,11 +657,9 @@ static __be32
 nfsd4_putrootfh(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 		union nfsd4_op_u *u)
 {
-	__be32 status;
-
 	fh_put(&cstate->current_fh);
-	status = exp_pseudoroot(rqstp, &cstate->current_fh);
-	return status;
+
+	return exp_pseudoroot(rqstp, &cstate->current_fh);
 }
 
 static __be32