diff --git a/fs/fat/fat.h b/fs/fat/fat.h
index f50408901f7e..dc163b8d7699 100644
--- a/fs/fat/fat.h
+++ b/fs/fat/fat.h
@@ -319,8 +319,7 @@ extern struct inode *fat_build_inode(struct super_block *sb,
 			struct msdos_dir_entry *de, loff_t i_pos);
 extern int fat_sync_inode(struct inode *inode);
 extern int fat_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent,
-			const struct inode_operations *fs_dir_inode_ops,
-			int isvfat, void (*setup)(struct super_block *));
+			  int isvfat, void (*setup)(struct super_block *));
 
 extern int fat_flush_inodes(struct super_block *sb, struct inode *i1,
 		            struct inode *i2);
diff --git a/fs/fat/inode.c b/fs/fat/inode.c
index 8d68690bdcf1..c27704dc485e 100644
--- a/fs/fat/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fat/inode.c
@@ -1238,8 +1238,7 @@ static int fat_read_root(struct inode *inode)
 /*
  * Read the super block of an MS-DOS FS.
  */
-int fat_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent,
-		   const struct inode_operations *fs_dir_inode_ops, int isvfat,
+int fat_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent, int isvfat,
 		   void (*setup)(struct super_block *))
 {
 	struct inode *root_inode = NULL, *fat_inode = NULL;
@@ -1268,7 +1267,6 @@ int fat_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent,
 	sb->s_magic = MSDOS_SUPER_MAGIC;
 	sb->s_op = &fat_sops;
 	sb->s_export_op = &fat_export_ops;
-	sbi->dir_ops = fs_dir_inode_ops;
 	ratelimit_state_init(&sbi->ratelimit, DEFAULT_RATELIMIT_INTERVAL,
 			     DEFAULT_RATELIMIT_BURST);
 
diff --git a/fs/fat/namei_msdos.c b/fs/fat/namei_msdos.c
index 711499040eb6..3b222dafd15b 100644
--- a/fs/fat/namei_msdos.c
+++ b/fs/fat/namei_msdos.c
@@ -659,14 +659,14 @@ static const struct inode_operations msdos_dir_inode_operations = {
 
 static void setup(struct super_block *sb)
 {
+	MSDOS_SB(sb)->dir_ops = &msdos_dir_inode_operations;
 	sb->s_d_op = &msdos_dentry_operations;
 	sb->s_flags |= MS_NOATIME;
 }
 
 static int msdos_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 {
-	return fat_fill_super(sb, data, silent, &msdos_dir_inode_operations,
-			     0, setup);
+	return fat_fill_super(sb, data, silent, 0, setup);
 }
 
 static struct dentry *msdos_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
diff --git a/fs/fat/namei_vfat.c b/fs/fat/namei_vfat.c
index adae3fb7451a..20b4ea53fdc4 100644
--- a/fs/fat/namei_vfat.c
+++ b/fs/fat/namei_vfat.c
@@ -1065,6 +1065,7 @@ static const struct inode_operations vfat_dir_inode_operations = {
 
 static void setup(struct super_block *sb)
 {
+	MSDOS_SB(sb)->dir_ops = &vfat_dir_inode_operations;
 	if (MSDOS_SB(sb)->options.name_check != 's')
 		sb->s_d_op = &vfat_ci_dentry_ops;
 	else
@@ -1073,8 +1074,7 @@ static void setup(struct super_block *sb)
 
 static int vfat_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 {
-	return fat_fill_super(sb, data, silent, &vfat_dir_inode_operations,
-			     1, setup);
+	return fat_fill_super(sb, data, silent, 1, setup);
 }
 
 static struct dentry *vfat_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,