diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs42proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs42proc.c
index d12ff9385f49..baf1fe2dc296 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs42proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs42proc.c
@@ -128,20 +128,13 @@ int nfs42_proc_deallocate(struct file *filep, loff_t offset, loff_t len)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static ssize_t _nfs42_proc_copy(struct file *src, loff_t pos_src,
+static ssize_t _nfs42_proc_copy(struct file *src,
 				struct nfs_lock_context *src_lock,
-				struct file *dst, loff_t pos_dst,
+				struct file *dst,
 				struct nfs_lock_context *dst_lock,
-				size_t count)
+				struct nfs42_copy_args *args,
+				struct nfs42_copy_res *res)
 {
-	struct nfs42_copy_args args = {
-		.src_fh		= NFS_FH(file_inode(src)),
-		.src_pos	= pos_src,
-		.dst_fh		= NFS_FH(file_inode(dst)),
-		.dst_pos	= pos_dst,
-		.count		= count,
-	};
-	struct nfs42_copy_res res;
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
 		.rpc_proc = &nfs4_procedures[NFSPROC4_CLNT_COPY],
 		.rpc_argp = &args,
@@ -149,9 +142,12 @@ static ssize_t _nfs42_proc_copy(struct file *src, loff_t pos_src,
 	};
 	struct inode *dst_inode = file_inode(dst);
 	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SERVER(dst_inode);
+	loff_t pos_src = args->src_pos;
+	loff_t pos_dst = args->dst_pos;
+	size_t count = args->count;
 	int status;
 
-	status = nfs4_set_rw_stateid(&args.src_stateid, src_lock->open_context,
+	status = nfs4_set_rw_stateid(&args->src_stateid, src_lock->open_context,
 				     src_lock, FMODE_READ);
 	if (status)
 		return status;
@@ -161,7 +157,7 @@ static ssize_t _nfs42_proc_copy(struct file *src, loff_t pos_src,
 	if (status)
 		return status;
 
-	status = nfs4_set_rw_stateid(&args.dst_stateid, dst_lock->open_context,
+	status = nfs4_set_rw_stateid(&args->dst_stateid, dst_lock->open_context,
 				     dst_lock, FMODE_WRITE);
 	if (status)
 		return status;
@@ -171,22 +167,22 @@ static ssize_t _nfs42_proc_copy(struct file *src, loff_t pos_src,
 		return status;
 
 	status = nfs4_call_sync(server->client, server, &msg,
-				&args.seq_args, &res.seq_res, 0);
+				&args->seq_args, &res->seq_res, 0);
 	if (status == -ENOTSUPP)
 		server->caps &= ~NFS_CAP_COPY;
 	if (status)
 		return status;
 
-	if (res.write_res.verifier.committed != NFS_FILE_SYNC) {
-		status = nfs_commit_file(dst, &res.write_res.verifier.verifier);
+	if (res->write_res.verifier.committed != NFS_FILE_SYNC) {
+		status = nfs_commit_file(dst, &res->write_res.verifier.verifier);
 		if (status)
 			return status;
 	}
 
 	truncate_pagecache_range(dst_inode, pos_dst,
-				 pos_dst + res.write_res.count);
+				 pos_dst + res->write_res.count);
 
-	return res.write_res.count;
+	return res->write_res.count;
 }
 
 ssize_t nfs42_proc_copy(struct file *src, loff_t pos_src,
@@ -196,8 +192,22 @@ ssize_t nfs42_proc_copy(struct file *src, loff_t pos_src,
 	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SERVER(file_inode(dst));
 	struct nfs_lock_context *src_lock;
 	struct nfs_lock_context *dst_lock;
-	struct nfs4_exception src_exception = { };
-	struct nfs4_exception dst_exception = { };
+	struct nfs42_copy_args args = {
+		.src_fh		= NFS_FH(file_inode(src)),
+		.src_pos	= pos_src,
+		.dst_fh		= NFS_FH(file_inode(dst)),
+		.dst_pos	= pos_dst,
+		.count		= count,
+	};
+	struct nfs42_copy_res res;
+	struct nfs4_exception src_exception = {
+		.inode		= file_inode(src),
+		.stateid	= &args.src_stateid,
+	};
+	struct nfs4_exception dst_exception = {
+		.inode		= file_inode(dst),
+		.stateid	= &args.dst_stateid,
+	};
 	ssize_t err, err2;
 
 	if (!nfs_server_capable(file_inode(dst), NFS_CAP_COPY))
@@ -207,7 +217,6 @@ ssize_t nfs42_proc_copy(struct file *src, loff_t pos_src,
 	if (IS_ERR(src_lock))
 		return PTR_ERR(src_lock);
 
-	src_exception.inode = file_inode(src);
 	src_exception.state = src_lock->open_context->state;
 
 	dst_lock = nfs_get_lock_context(nfs_file_open_context(dst));
@@ -216,13 +225,13 @@ ssize_t nfs42_proc_copy(struct file *src, loff_t pos_src,
 		goto out_put_src_lock;
 	}
 
-	dst_exception.inode = file_inode(dst);
 	dst_exception.state = dst_lock->open_context->state;
 
 	do {
 		inode_lock(file_inode(dst));
-		err = _nfs42_proc_copy(src, pos_src, src_lock,
-				       dst, pos_dst, dst_lock, count);
+		err = _nfs42_proc_copy(src, src_lock,
+				dst, dst_lock,
+				&args, &res);
 		inode_unlock(file_inode(dst));
 
 		if (err == -ENOTSUPP) {
