diff --git a/fs/nfs/getroot.c b/fs/nfs/getroot.c
index 59355c106ece..7604cb6a0ac2 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/getroot.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/getroot.c
@@ -80,18 +80,15 @@ int nfs_get_root(struct super_block *s, struct fs_context *fc)
 		goto out;
 
 	/* get the actual root for this mount */
-	fsinfo.fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	fsinfo.fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr_with_label(server);
 	if (fsinfo.fattr == NULL)
 		goto out_name;
 
-	fsinfo.fattr->label = nfs4_label_alloc(server, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (IS_ERR(fsinfo.fattr->label))
-		goto out_fattr;
 	error = server->nfs_client->rpc_ops->getroot(server, ctx->mntfh, &fsinfo);
 	if (error < 0) {
 		dprintk("nfs_get_root: getattr error = %d\n", -error);
 		nfs_errorf(fc, "NFS: Couldn't getattr on root");
-		goto out_label;
+		goto out_fattr;
 	}
 
 	inode = nfs_fhget(s, ctx->mntfh, fsinfo.fattr, NULL);
@@ -99,12 +96,12 @@ int nfs_get_root(struct super_block *s, struct fs_context *fc)
 		dprintk("nfs_get_root: get root inode failed\n");
 		error = PTR_ERR(inode);
 		nfs_errorf(fc, "NFS: Couldn't get root inode");
-		goto out_label;
+		goto out_fattr;
 	}
 
 	error = nfs_superblock_set_dummy_root(s, inode);
 	if (error != 0)
-		goto out_label;
+		goto out_fattr;
 
 	/* root dentries normally start off anonymous and get spliced in later
 	 * if the dentry tree reaches them; however if the dentry already
@@ -115,7 +112,7 @@ int nfs_get_root(struct super_block *s, struct fs_context *fc)
 		dprintk("nfs_get_root: get root dentry failed\n");
 		error = PTR_ERR(root);
 		nfs_errorf(fc, "NFS: Couldn't get root dentry");
-		goto out_label;
+		goto out_fattr;
 	}
 
 	security_d_instantiate(root, inode);
@@ -154,8 +151,6 @@ int nfs_get_root(struct super_block *s, struct fs_context *fc)
 	nfs_setsecurity(inode, fsinfo.fattr, fsinfo.fattr->label);
 	error = 0;
 
-out_label:
-	nfs4_label_free(fsinfo.fattr->label);
 out_fattr:
 	nfs_free_fattr(fsinfo.fattr);
 out_name:
@@ -165,5 +160,5 @@ int nfs_get_root(struct super_block *s, struct fs_context *fc)
 error_splat_root:
 	dput(fc->root);
 	fc->root = NULL;
-	goto out_label;
+	goto out_fattr;
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index 853213b3a209..309a8921eea3 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -1586,6 +1586,23 @@ struct nfs_fattr *nfs_alloc_fattr(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_alloc_fattr);
 
+struct nfs_fattr *nfs_alloc_fattr_with_label(struct nfs_server *server)
+{
+	struct nfs_fattr *fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+
+	if (!fattr)
+		return NULL;
+
+	fattr->label = nfs4_label_alloc(server, GFP_NOFS);
+	if (IS_ERR(fattr->label)) {
+		kfree(fattr);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return fattr;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_alloc_fattr_with_label);
+
 struct nfs_fh *nfs_alloc_fhandle(void)
 {
 	struct nfs_fh *fh;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/internal.h b/fs/nfs/internal.h
index a36af04188c2..e6b5474bbe1a 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/internal.h
@@ -339,14 +339,6 @@ nfs4_label_copy(struct nfs4_label *dst, struct nfs4_label *src)
 
 	return dst;
 }
-static inline void nfs4_label_free(struct nfs4_label *label)
-{
-	if (label) {
-		kfree(label->label);
-		kfree(label);
-	}
-	return;
-}
 
 static inline void nfs_zap_label_cache_locked(struct nfs_inode *nfsi)
 {
@@ -355,7 +347,6 @@ static inline void nfs_zap_label_cache_locked(struct nfs_inode *nfsi)
 }
 #else
 static inline struct nfs4_label *nfs4_label_alloc(struct nfs_server *server, gfp_t flags) { return NULL; }
-static inline void nfs4_label_free(void *label) {}
 static inline void nfs_zap_label_cache_locked(struct nfs_inode *nfsi)
 {
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
index ce6474594872..597311a063fd 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
@@ -416,9 +416,22 @@ extern void nfs_fattr_set_barrier(struct nfs_fattr *fattr);
 extern unsigned long nfs_inc_attr_generation_counter(void);
 
 extern struct nfs_fattr *nfs_alloc_fattr(void);
+extern struct nfs_fattr *nfs_alloc_fattr_with_label(struct nfs_server *server);
+
+static inline void nfs4_label_free(struct nfs4_label *label)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4_SECURITY_LABEL
+	if (label) {
+		kfree(label->label);
+		kfree(label);
+	}
+#endif
+}
 
 static inline void nfs_free_fattr(const struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
 {
+	if (fattr)
+		nfs4_label_free(fattr->label);
 	kfree(fattr);
 }
 
