diff --git a/fs/nfsd/auth.c b/fs/nfsd/auth.c
index e6beaaf4f170..93e33d1ee891 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/auth.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/auth.c
@@ -5,26 +5,26 @@
 #include "nfsd.h"
 #include "auth.h"
 
-int nfsexp_flags(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_export *exp)
+int nfsexp_flags(struct svc_cred *cred, struct svc_export *exp)
 {
 	struct exp_flavor_info *f;
 	struct exp_flavor_info *end = exp->ex_flavors + exp->ex_nflavors;
 
 	for (f = exp->ex_flavors; f < end; f++) {
-		if (f->pseudoflavor == rqstp->rq_cred.cr_flavor)
+		if (f->pseudoflavor == cred->cr_flavor)
 			return f->flags;
 	}
 	return exp->ex_flags;
 
 }
 
-int nfsd_setuser(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_export *exp)
+int nfsd_setuser(struct svc_cred *cred, struct svc_export *exp)
 {
 	struct group_info *rqgi;
 	struct group_info *gi;
 	struct cred *new;
 	int i;
-	int flags = nfsexp_flags(rqstp, exp);
+	int flags = nfsexp_flags(cred, exp);
 
 	/* discard any old override before preparing the new set */
 	revert_creds(get_cred(current_real_cred()));
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ int nfsd_setuser(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_export *exp)
 	if (!new)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	new->fsuid = rqstp->rq_cred.cr_uid;
-	new->fsgid = rqstp->rq_cred.cr_gid;
+	new->fsuid = cred->cr_uid;
+	new->fsgid = cred->cr_gid;
 
-	rqgi = rqstp->rq_cred.cr_group_info;
+	rqgi = cred->cr_group_info;
 
 	if (flags & NFSEXP_ALLSQUASH) {
 		new->fsuid = exp->ex_anon_uid;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/auth.h b/fs/nfsd/auth.h
index dbd66424f600..fc75c5d90be4 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/auth.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/auth.h
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
  * Set the current process's fsuid/fsgid etc to those of the NFS
  * client user
  */
-int nfsd_setuser(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_export *);
+int nfsd_setuser(struct svc_cred *, struct svc_export *);
 
 #endif /* LINUX_NFSD_AUTH_H */
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/export.h b/fs/nfsd/export.h
index cb17f05e3329..3794ae253a70 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/export.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/export.h
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ struct svc_expkey {
 #define EX_NOHIDE(exp)		((exp)->ex_flags & NFSEXP_NOHIDE)
 #define EX_WGATHER(exp)		((exp)->ex_flags & NFSEXP_GATHERED_WRITES)
 
-int nfsexp_flags(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_export *exp);
+struct svc_cred;
+int nfsexp_flags(struct svc_cred *cred, struct svc_export *exp);
 __be32 check_nfsd_access(struct svc_export *exp, struct svc_rqst *rqstp);
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index a20c2c9d7d45..eadb7d1a7f13 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -6889,7 +6889,8 @@ nfs4_check_file(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct nfs4_stid *s,
 
 	nf = nfs4_find_file(s, flags);
 	if (nf) {
-		status = nfsd_permission(rqstp, fhp->fh_export, fhp->fh_dentry,
+		status = nfsd_permission(&rqstp->rq_cred,
+					 fhp->fh_export, fhp->fh_dentry,
 				acc | NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE);
 		if (status) {
 			nfsd_file_put(nf);
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
index 4ebb3c334cc2..a485d630d10e 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static bool nfsd_originating_port_ok(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, int flags)
 static __be32 nfsd_setuser_and_check_port(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 					  struct svc_export *exp)
 {
-	int flags = nfsexp_flags(rqstp, exp);
+	int flags = nfsexp_flags(&rqstp->rq_cred, exp);
 
 	/* Check if the request originated from a secure port. */
 	if (!nfsd_originating_port_ok(rqstp, flags)) {
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static __be32 nfsd_setuser_and_check_port(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 	}
 
 	/* Set user creds for this exportpoint */
-	return nfserrno(nfsd_setuser(rqstp, exp));
+	return nfserrno(nfsd_setuser(&rqstp->rq_cred, exp));
 }
 
 static inline __be32 check_pseudo_root(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ fh_verify(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, umode_t type, int access)
 
 skip_pseudoflavor_check:
 	/* Finally, check access permissions. */
-	error = nfsd_permission(rqstp, exp, dentry, access);
+	error = nfsd_permission(&rqstp->rq_cred, exp, dentry, access);
 out:
 	trace_nfsd_fh_verify_err(rqstp, fhp, type, access, error);
 	if (error == nfserr_stale)
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
index 36370b957b63..97aab34593ef 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
@@ -331,10 +331,11 @@ nfsd_proc_create(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 					 *   echo thing > device-special-file-or-pipe
 					 * by doing a CREATE with type==0
 					 */
-					resp->status = nfsd_permission(rqstp,
-								 newfhp->fh_export,
-								 newfhp->fh_dentry,
-								 NFSD_MAY_WRITE|NFSD_MAY_LOCAL_ACCESS);
+					resp->status = nfsd_permission(
+						&rqstp->rq_cred,
+						newfhp->fh_export,
+						newfhp->fh_dentry,
+						NFSD_MAY_WRITE|NFSD_MAY_LOCAL_ACCESS);
 					if (resp->status && resp->status != nfserr_rofs)
 						goto out_unlock;
 				}
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 29b1f3613800..0862f6ae86a9 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -421,8 +421,9 @@ nfsd_get_write_access(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	if (iap->ia_size < inode->i_size) {
 		__be32 err;
 
-		err = nfsd_permission(rqstp, fhp->fh_export, fhp->fh_dentry,
-				NFSD_MAY_TRUNC | NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE);
+		err = nfsd_permission(&rqstp->rq_cred,
+				      fhp->fh_export, fhp->fh_dentry,
+				      NFSD_MAY_TRUNC | NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 	}
@@ -814,7 +815,8 @@ nfsd_access(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, u32 *access, u32 *suppor
 
 			sresult |= map->access;
 
-			err2 = nfsd_permission(rqstp, export, dentry, map->how);
+			err2 = nfsd_permission(&rqstp->rq_cred, export,
+					       dentry, map->how);
 			switch (err2) {
 			case nfs_ok:
 				result |= map->access;
@@ -1475,7 +1477,8 @@ nfsd_create_locked(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	dirp = d_inode(dentry);
 
 	dchild = dget(resfhp->fh_dentry);
-	err = nfsd_permission(rqstp, fhp->fh_export, dentry, NFSD_MAY_CREATE);
+	err = nfsd_permission(&rqstp->rq_cred, fhp->fh_export, dentry,
+			      NFSD_MAY_CREATE);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -2255,9 +2258,9 @@ nfsd_statfs(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct kstatfs *stat, in
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int exp_rdonly(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_export *exp)
+static int exp_rdonly(struct svc_cred *cred, struct svc_export *exp)
 {
-	return nfsexp_flags(rqstp, exp) & NFSEXP_READONLY;
+	return nfsexp_flags(cred, exp) & NFSEXP_READONLY;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_V4
@@ -2501,8 +2504,8 @@ nfsd_setxattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, char *name,
  * Check for a user's access permissions to this inode.
  */
 __be32
-nfsd_permission(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_export *exp,
-					struct dentry *dentry, int acc)
+nfsd_permission(struct svc_cred *cred, struct svc_export *exp,
+		struct dentry *dentry, int acc)
 {
 	struct inode	*inode = d_inode(dentry);
 	int		err;
@@ -2533,7 +2536,7 @@ nfsd_permission(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_export *exp,
 	 */
 	if (!(acc & NFSD_MAY_LOCAL_ACCESS))
 		if (acc & (NFSD_MAY_WRITE | NFSD_MAY_SATTR | NFSD_MAY_TRUNC)) {
-			if (exp_rdonly(rqstp, exp) ||
+			if (exp_rdonly(cred, exp) ||
 			    __mnt_is_readonly(exp->ex_path.mnt))
 				return nfserr_rofs;
 			if (/* (acc & NFSD_MAY_WRITE) && */ IS_IMMUTABLE(inode))
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.h b/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
index 57cd70062048..1565c1dc28b6 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ __be32		nfsd_readdir(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
 __be32		nfsd_statfs(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
 				struct kstatfs *, int access);
 
-__be32		nfsd_permission(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_export *,
+__be32		nfsd_permission(struct svc_cred *, struct svc_export *,
 				struct dentry *, int);
 
 void		nfsd_filp_close(struct file *fp);
