diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
index 72334c1..9d5d02f 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
@@ -181,13 +181,10 @@
 
 static int nfs3_proc_access(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_access_entry *entry)
 {
-	struct nfs_fattr	fattr;
 	struct nfs3_accessargs	arg = {
 		.fh		= NFS_FH(inode),
 	};
-	struct nfs3_accessres	res = {
-		.fattr		= &fattr,
-	};
+	struct nfs3_accessres	res;
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
 		.rpc_proc	= &nfs3_procedures[NFS3PROC_ACCESS],
 		.rpc_argp	= &arg,
@@ -195,7 +192,7 @@
 		.rpc_cred	= entry->cred,
 	};
 	int mode = entry->mask;
-	int status;
+	int status = -ENOMEM;
 
 	dprintk("NFS call  access\n");
 
@@ -212,9 +209,13 @@
 		if (mode & MAY_EXEC)
 			arg.access |= NFS3_ACCESS_EXECUTE;
 	}
-	nfs_fattr_init(&fattr);
+
+	res.fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (res.fattr == NULL)
+		goto out;
+
 	status = rpc_call_sync(NFS_CLIENT(inode), &msg, 0);
-	nfs_refresh_inode(inode, &fattr);
+	nfs_refresh_inode(inode, res.fattr);
 	if (status == 0) {
 		entry->mask = 0;
 		if (res.access & NFS3_ACCESS_READ)
@@ -224,6 +225,8 @@
 		if (res.access & (NFS3_ACCESS_LOOKUP|NFS3_ACCESS_EXECUTE))
 			entry->mask |= MAY_EXEC;
 	}
+	nfs_free_fattr(res.fattr);
+out:
 	dprintk("NFS reply access: %d\n", status);
 	return status;
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 071fced..6591bd8 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -2404,14 +2404,12 @@
 static int _nfs4_proc_access(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_access_entry *entry)
 {
 	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SERVER(inode);
-	struct nfs_fattr fattr;
 	struct nfs4_accessargs args = {
 		.fh = NFS_FH(inode),
 		.bitmask = server->attr_bitmask,
 	};
 	struct nfs4_accessres res = {
 		.server = server,
-		.fattr = &fattr,
 	};
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
 		.rpc_proc = &nfs4_procedures[NFSPROC4_CLNT_ACCESS],
@@ -2438,7 +2436,11 @@
 		if (mode & MAY_EXEC)
 			args.access |= NFS4_ACCESS_EXECUTE;
 	}
-	nfs_fattr_init(&fattr);
+
+	res.fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	if (res.fattr == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	status = nfs4_call_sync(server, &msg, &args, &res, 0);
 	if (!status) {
 		entry->mask = 0;
@@ -2448,8 +2450,9 @@
 			entry->mask |= MAY_WRITE;
 		if (res.access & (NFS4_ACCESS_LOOKUP|NFS4_ACCESS_EXECUTE))
 			entry->mask |= MAY_EXEC;
-		nfs_refresh_inode(inode, &fattr);
+		nfs_refresh_inode(inode, res.fattr);
 	}
+	nfs_free_fattr(res.fattr);
 	return status;
 }