diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index fa38336..c5e28ed8 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@
 			return status;
 		}
 	}
-	status = mnt_want_write(cstate->current_fh.fh_export->ex_path.mnt);
+	status = fh_want_write(&cstate->current_fh);
 	if (status)
 		return status;
 	status = nfs_ok;
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@
 	status = nfsd_setattr(rqstp, &cstate->current_fh, &setattr->sa_iattr,
 				0, (time_t)0);
 out:
-	mnt_drop_write(cstate->current_fh.fh_export->ex_path.mnt);
+	fh_drop_write(&cstate->current_fh);
 	return status;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 7a2e442..29b1202 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -1300,7 +1300,7 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	host_err = mnt_want_write(fhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt);
+	host_err = fh_want_write(fhp);
 	if (host_err)
 		goto out_nfserr;
 
@@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@
 		break;
 	}
 	if (host_err < 0) {
-		mnt_drop_write(fhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt);
+		fh_drop_write(fhp);
 		goto out_nfserr;
 	}
 
@@ -1339,7 +1339,7 @@
 	err2 = nfserrno(commit_metadata(fhp));
 	if (err2)
 		err = err2;
-	mnt_drop_write(fhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt);
+	fh_drop_write(fhp);
 	/*
 	 * Update the file handle to get the new inode info.
 	 */
@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@
 		v_atime = verifier[1]&0x7fffffff;
 	}
 	
-	host_err = mnt_want_write(fhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt);
+	host_err = fh_want_write(fhp);
 	if (host_err)
 		goto out_nfserr;
 	if (dchild->d_inode) {
@@ -1469,13 +1469,13 @@
 		case NFS3_CREATE_GUARDED:
 			err = nfserr_exist;
 		}
-		mnt_drop_write(fhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt);
+		fh_drop_write(fhp);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
 	host_err = vfs_create(dirp, dchild, iap->ia_mode, NULL);
 	if (host_err < 0) {
-		mnt_drop_write(fhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt);
+		fh_drop_write(fhp);
 		goto out_nfserr;
 	}
 	if (created)
@@ -1503,7 +1503,7 @@
 	if (!err)
 		err = nfserrno(commit_metadata(fhp));
 
-	mnt_drop_write(fhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt);
+	fh_drop_write(fhp);
 	/*
 	 * Update the filehandle to get the new inode info.
 	 */
@@ -1600,7 +1600,7 @@
 	if (IS_ERR(dnew))
 		goto out_nfserr;
 
-	host_err = mnt_want_write(fhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt);
+	host_err = fh_want_write(fhp);
 	if (host_err)
 		goto out_nfserr;
 
@@ -1621,7 +1621,7 @@
 		err = nfserrno(commit_metadata(fhp));
 	fh_unlock(fhp);
 
-	mnt_drop_write(fhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt);
+	fh_drop_write(fhp);
 
 	cerr = fh_compose(resfhp, fhp->fh_export, dnew, fhp);
 	dput(dnew);
@@ -1674,7 +1674,7 @@
 
 	dold = tfhp->fh_dentry;
 
-	host_err = mnt_want_write(tfhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt);
+	host_err = fh_want_write(tfhp);
 	if (host_err) {
 		err = nfserrno(host_err);
 		goto out_dput;
@@ -1699,7 +1699,7 @@
 			err = nfserrno(host_err);
 	}
 out_drop_write:
-	mnt_drop_write(tfhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt);
+	fh_drop_write(tfhp);
 out_dput:
 	dput(dnew);
 out_unlock:
@@ -1776,7 +1776,7 @@
 	host_err = -EXDEV;
 	if (ffhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt != tfhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt)
 		goto out_dput_new;
-	host_err = mnt_want_write(ffhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt);
+	host_err = fh_want_write(ffhp);
 	if (host_err)
 		goto out_dput_new;
 
@@ -1795,7 +1795,7 @@
 			host_err = commit_metadata(ffhp);
 	}
 out_drop_write:
-	mnt_drop_write(ffhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt);
+	fh_drop_write(ffhp);
  out_dput_new:
 	dput(ndentry);
  out_dput_old:
@@ -1854,7 +1854,7 @@
 	if (!type)
 		type = rdentry->d_inode->i_mode & S_IFMT;
 
-	host_err = mnt_want_write(fhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt);
+	host_err = fh_want_write(fhp);
 	if (host_err)
 		goto out_put;
 
@@ -1868,7 +1868,7 @@
 	if (!host_err)
 		host_err = commit_metadata(fhp);
 out_drop_write:
-	mnt_drop_write(fhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt);
+	fh_drop_write(fhp);
 out_put:
 	dput(rdentry);
 
@@ -2270,7 +2270,7 @@
 	} else
 		size = 0;
 
-	error = mnt_want_write(fhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt);
+	error = fh_want_write(fhp);
 	if (error)
 		goto getout;
 	if (size)
@@ -2284,7 +2284,7 @@
 				error = 0;
 		}
 	}
-	mnt_drop_write(fhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt);
+	fh_drop_write(fhp);
 
 getout:
 	kfree(value);
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.h b/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
index 3f54ad0..cee6a12 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
@@ -106,4 +106,14 @@
 int nfsd_set_posix_acl(struct svc_fh *, int, struct posix_acl *);
 #endif
 
+static inline int fh_want_write(struct svc_fh *fh)
+{
+	return mnt_want_write(fh->fh_export->ex_path.mnt);
+}
+
+static inline void fh_drop_write(struct svc_fh *fh)
+{
+	mnt_drop_write(fh->fh_export->ex_path.mnt);
+}
+
 #endif /* LINUX_NFSD_VFS_H */