diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 2a7eb536de0be..2b2e2396a8691 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -1013,6 +1013,7 @@ nfsd_vfs_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct file *file,
 	int			host_err;
 	int			stable = *stablep;
 	int			use_wgather;
+	loff_t			pos = offset;
 
 	dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
 	inode = dentry->d_inode;
@@ -1025,7 +1026,7 @@ nfsd_vfs_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct file *file,
 
 	/* Write the data. */
 	oldfs = get_fs(); set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
-	host_err = vfs_writev(file, (struct iovec __user *)vec, vlen, &offset);
+	host_err = vfs_writev(file, (struct iovec __user *)vec, vlen, &pos);
 	set_fs(oldfs);
 	if (host_err < 0)
 		goto out_nfserr;