diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 86f5c27..aef7c9b 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -3861,7 +3861,7 @@
 nfs4_upgrade_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfs4_file *fp, struct svc_fh *cur_fh, struct nfs4_ol_stateid *stp, struct nfsd4_open *open)
 {
 	__be32 status;
-	unsigned char old_deny_bmap;
+	unsigned char old_deny_bmap = stp->st_deny_bmap;
 
 	if (!test_access(open->op_share_access, stp))
 		return nfs4_get_vfs_file(rqstp, fp, cur_fh, stp, open);
@@ -3870,7 +3870,6 @@
 	spin_lock(&fp->fi_lock);
 	status = nfs4_file_check_deny(fp, open->op_share_deny);
 	if (status == nfs_ok) {
-		old_deny_bmap = stp->st_deny_bmap;
 		set_deny(open->op_share_deny, stp);
 		fp->fi_share_deny |=
 				(open->op_share_deny & NFS4_SHARE_DENY_BOTH);