diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 560fd1d..684e0f3 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
  * request cannot be satisfied (eg. requires blocking or too much complexity).
  * It would then be called again in ref-walk mode.
  */
-int generic_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, unsigned int flags)
+int generic_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
 	if (inode->i_op->permission)
 		retval = inode->i_op->permission(inode, mask, 0);
 	else
-		retval = generic_permission(inode, mask, 0);
+		retval = generic_permission(inode, mask);
 
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;