diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index f167c7a..48485f1 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -1037,10 +1037,10 @@
  * component of the path and none of them is set before that last
  * component.
  */
-static inline unsigned int nfs_lookup_check_intent(struct nameidata *nd,
+static inline unsigned int nfs_lookup_check_intent(unsigned int flags,
 						unsigned int mask)
 {
-	return nd->flags & mask;
+	return flags & mask;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@
 {
 	if (NFS_PROTO(dir)->version == 2)
 		return 0;
-	return nd && nfs_lookup_check_intent(nd, LOOKUP_EXCL);
+	return nd && nfs_lookup_check_intent(nd->flags, LOOKUP_EXCL);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@
 		if (nd->flags & LOOKUP_REVAL)
 			goto out_force;
 		/* This is an open(2) */
-		if (nfs_lookup_check_intent(nd, LOOKUP_OPEN) != 0 &&
+		if (nfs_lookup_check_intent(nd->flags, LOOKUP_OPEN) != 0 &&
 				!(server->flags & NFS_MOUNT_NOCTO) &&
 				(S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) ||
 				 S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)))
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@
 		       struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	/* Don't revalidate a negative dentry if we're creating a new file */
-	if (nd != NULL && nfs_lookup_check_intent(nd, LOOKUP_CREATE) != 0)
+	if (nd != NULL && nfs_lookup_check_intent(nd->flags, LOOKUP_CREATE) != 0)
 		return 0;
 	if (NFS_SERVER(dir)->flags & NFS_MOUNT_LOOKUP_CACHE_NONEG)
 		return 1;