diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/sched.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/sched.h
index 5f1e6bd4c316..2aa68976a482 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/sched.h
@@ -205,8 +205,7 @@ struct rpc_wait_queue {
  */
 struct rpc_task *rpc_new_task(const struct rpc_task_setup *);
 struct rpc_task *rpc_run_task(const struct rpc_task_setup *);
-struct rpc_task *rpc_run_bc_task(struct rpc_rqst *req,
-				const struct rpc_call_ops *ops);
+struct rpc_task *rpc_run_bc_task(struct rpc_rqst *req);
 void		rpc_put_task(struct rpc_task *);
 void		rpc_put_task_async(struct rpc_task *);
 void		rpc_exit_task(struct rpc_task *);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index fa70f663eb92..f6717170480e 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -1031,15 +1031,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rpc_call_async);
  * rpc_run_bc_task - Allocate a new RPC task for backchannel use, then run
  * rpc_execute against it
  * @req: RPC request
- * @tk_ops: RPC call ops
  */
-struct rpc_task *rpc_run_bc_task(struct rpc_rqst *req,
-				const struct rpc_call_ops *tk_ops)
+struct rpc_task *rpc_run_bc_task(struct rpc_rqst *req)
 {
 	struct rpc_task *task;
 	struct xdr_buf *xbufp = &req->rq_snd_buf;
 	struct rpc_task_setup task_setup_data = {
-		.callback_ops = tk_ops,
+		.callback_ops = &rpc_default_ops,
 	};
 
 	dprintk("RPC: rpc_run_bc_task req= %p\n", req);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc.c b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
index e144902d382e..51c8cad5e765 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svc.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
@@ -1350,7 +1350,6 @@ bc_svc_process(struct svc_serv *serv, struct rpc_rqst *req,
 {
 	struct kvec	*argv = &rqstp->rq_arg.head[0];
 	struct kvec	*resv = &rqstp->rq_res.head[0];
-	static const struct rpc_call_ops reply_ops = { };
 	struct rpc_task *task;
 	int error;
 
@@ -1391,7 +1390,7 @@ bc_svc_process(struct svc_serv *serv, struct rpc_rqst *req,
 
 	/* Finally, send the reply synchronously */
 	memcpy(&req->rq_snd_buf, &rqstp->rq_res, sizeof(req->rq_snd_buf));
-	task = rpc_run_bc_task(req, &reply_ops);
+	task = rpc_run_bc_task(req);
 	if (IS_ERR(task)) {
 		error = PTR_ERR(task);
 		goto out;