diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index eccc6ce55a63..fce7a35a5e64 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -1317,7 +1317,6 @@ nfsd_create_locked(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 		iap->ia_mode &= ~current_umask();
 
 	err = 0;
-	host_err = 0;
 	switch (type) {
 	case S_IFREG:
 		host_err = vfs_create(&init_user_ns, dirp, dchild, iap->ia_mode, true);