diff --git a/fs/nfs/internal.h b/fs/nfs/internal.h
index 447a3c17fa8e..89b3afa8b403 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/internal.h
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ struct nfs_mount_info {
 	int (*set_security)(struct super_block *, struct dentry *, struct nfs_mount_info *);
 	struct nfs_parsed_mount_data *parsed;
 	struct nfs_clone_mount *cloned;
+	struct nfs_server *server;
 	struct nfs_fh *mntfh;
 };
 
@@ -397,7 +398,7 @@ struct dentry *nfs_try_mount(int, const char *, struct nfs_mount_info *,
 			struct nfs_subversion *);
 int nfs_set_sb_security(struct super_block *, struct dentry *, struct nfs_mount_info *);
 int nfs_clone_sb_security(struct super_block *, struct dentry *, struct nfs_mount_info *);
-struct dentry *nfs_fs_mount_common(struct nfs_server *, int, const char *,
+struct dentry *nfs_fs_mount_common(int, const char *,
 				   struct nfs_mount_info *, struct nfs_subversion *);
 struct dentry *nfs_fs_mount(struct file_system_type *, int, const char *, void *);
 struct dentry * nfs_xdev_mount_common(struct file_system_type *, int,
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4super.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4super.c
index baece9857bcf..4591d6618efa 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4super.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4super.c
@@ -109,13 +109,12 @@ nfs4_remote_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
 		  const char *dev_name, void *info)
 {
 	struct nfs_mount_info *mount_info = info;
-	struct nfs_server *server;
 
 	mount_info->set_security = nfs_set_sb_security;
 
 	/* Get a volume representation */
-	server = nfs4_create_server(mount_info, &nfs_v4);
-	return nfs_fs_mount_common(server, flags, dev_name, mount_info, &nfs_v4);
+	mount_info->server = nfs4_create_server(mount_info, &nfs_v4);
+	return nfs_fs_mount_common(flags, dev_name, mount_info, &nfs_v4);
 }
 
 static struct vfsmount *nfs_do_root_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
@@ -260,7 +259,6 @@ nfs4_remote_referral_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
 		.set_security = nfs_clone_sb_security,
 		.cloned = raw_data,
 	};
-	struct nfs_server *server;
 	struct dentry *mntroot = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	dprintk("--> nfs4_referral_get_sb()\n");
@@ -270,8 +268,8 @@ nfs4_remote_referral_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
 		goto out;
 
 	/* create a new volume representation */
-	server = nfs4_create_referral_server(mount_info.cloned, mount_info.mntfh);
-	mntroot = nfs_fs_mount_common(server, flags, dev_name, &mount_info, &nfs_v4);
+	mount_info.server = nfs4_create_referral_server(mount_info.cloned, mount_info.mntfh);
+	mntroot = nfs_fs_mount_common(flags, dev_name, &mount_info, &nfs_v4);
 out:
 	nfs_free_fhandle(mount_info.mntfh);
 	return mntroot;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/super.c b/fs/nfs/super.c
index 9d2f1d6a5b9a..d57fc9983243 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/super.c
@@ -1896,14 +1896,12 @@ struct dentry *nfs_try_mount(int flags, const char *dev_name,
 			     struct nfs_mount_info *mount_info,
 			     struct nfs_subversion *nfs_mod)
 {
-	struct nfs_server *server;
-
 	if (mount_info->parsed->need_mount)
-		server = nfs_try_mount_request(mount_info, nfs_mod);
+		mount_info->server = nfs_try_mount_request(mount_info, nfs_mod);
 	else
-		server = nfs_mod->rpc_ops->create_server(mount_info, nfs_mod);
+		mount_info->server = nfs_mod->rpc_ops->create_server(mount_info, nfs_mod);
 
-	return nfs_fs_mount_common(server, flags, dev_name, mount_info, nfs_mod);
+	return nfs_fs_mount_common(flags, dev_name, mount_info, nfs_mod);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_try_mount);
 
@@ -2649,20 +2647,21 @@ static void nfs_set_readahead(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
 	bdi->io_pages = iomax_pages;
 }
 
-struct dentry *nfs_fs_mount_common(struct nfs_server *server,
-				   int flags, const char *dev_name,
+struct dentry *nfs_fs_mount_common(int flags, const char *dev_name,
 				   struct nfs_mount_info *mount_info,
 				   struct nfs_subversion *nfs_mod)
 {
 	struct super_block *s;
 	struct dentry *mntroot = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	int (*compare_super)(struct super_block *, void *) = nfs_compare_super;
+	struct nfs_server *server = mount_info->server;
 	struct nfs_sb_mountdata sb_mntdata = {
 		.mntflags = flags,
 		.server = server,
 	};
 	int error;
 
+	mount_info->server = NULL;
 	if (IS_ERR(server))
 		return ERR_CAST(server);
 
@@ -2803,7 +2802,6 @@ nfs_xdev_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
 		.set_security = nfs_clone_sb_security,
 		.cloned = data,
 	};
-	struct nfs_server *server;
 	struct dentry *mntroot = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	struct nfs_subversion *nfs_mod = NFS_SB(data->sb)->nfs_client->cl_nfs_mod;
 
@@ -2812,10 +2810,9 @@ nfs_xdev_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
 	mount_info.mntfh = mount_info.cloned->fh;
 
 	/* create a new volume representation */
-	server = nfs_mod->rpc_ops->clone_server(NFS_SB(data->sb), data->fh, data->fattr, data->authflavor);
+	mount_info.server = nfs_mod->rpc_ops->clone_server(NFS_SB(data->sb), data->fh, data->fattr, data->authflavor);
 
-	mntroot = nfs_fs_mount_common(server, flags,
-				dev_name, &mount_info, nfs_mod);
+	mntroot = nfs_fs_mount_common(flags, dev_name, &mount_info, nfs_mod);
 
 	dprintk("<-- nfs_xdev_mount() = %ld\n",
 			IS_ERR(mntroot) ? PTR_ERR(mntroot) : 0L);
