diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index 476cb0f837fd..ae04892a5e5d 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ typedef struct {
 	struct nfs_entry *entry;
 	decode_dirent_t	decode;
 	int		plus;
-	int		error;
 	unsigned long	timestamp;
 	int		timestamp_valid;
 } nfs_readdir_descriptor_t;
@@ -213,7 +212,6 @@ int nfs_readdir_filler(nfs_readdir_descriptor_t *desc, struct page *page)
 	return 0;
  error:
 	unlock_page(page);
-	desc->error = error;
 	return -EIO;
 }
 
@@ -483,13 +481,13 @@ int uncached_readdir(nfs_readdir_descriptor_t *desc, void *dirent,
 		goto out;
 	}
 	timestamp = jiffies;
-	desc->error = NFS_PROTO(inode)->readdir(file->f_path.dentry, cred, *desc->dir_cookie,
-						page,
+	status = NFS_PROTO(inode)->readdir(file->f_path.dentry, cred,
+						*desc->dir_cookie, page,
 						NFS_SERVER(inode)->dtsize,
 						desc->plus);
 	desc->page = page;
 	desc->ptr = kmap(page);		/* matching kunmap in nfs_do_filldir */
-	if (desc->error >= 0) {
+	if (status >= 0) {
 		desc->timestamp = timestamp;
 		desc->timestamp_valid = 1;
 		if ((status = dir_decode(desc)) == 0)