diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 96360a8..661a6cf 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -2033,15 +2033,17 @@ out:
 __be32
 nfsd_statfs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct kstatfs *stat, int access)
 {
-	struct path path = {
-		.mnt	= fhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt,
-		.dentry	= fhp->fh_dentry,
-	};
 	__be32 err;
 
 	err = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, 0, NFSD_MAY_NOP | access);
-	if (!err && vfs_statfs(&path, stat))
-		err = nfserr_io;
+	if (!err) {
+		struct path path = {
+			.mnt	= fhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt,
+			.dentry	= fhp->fh_dentry,
+		};
+		if (vfs_statfs(&path, stat))
+			err = nfserr_io;
+	}
 	return err;
 }