diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
index 7e99e75b75d7..3c297ccfcc59 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
@@ -996,8 +996,8 @@ nfsd_file_acquire(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 
 	nf->nf_mark = nfsd_file_mark_find_or_create(nf);
 	if (nf->nf_mark)
-		status = nfsd_open_verified(rqstp, fhp, S_IFREG,
-				may_flags, &nf->nf_file);
+		status = nfsd_open_verified(rqstp, fhp, may_flags,
+					    &nf->nf_file);
 	else
 		status = nfserr_jukebox;
 	/*
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 26ae28b6f9b0..5c8dc1a05e57 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -852,14 +852,23 @@ nfsd_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, umode_t type,
 	return err;
 }
 
+/**
+ * nfsd_open_verified - Open a regular file for the filecache
+ * @rqstp: RPC request
+ * @fhp: NFS filehandle of the file to open
+ * @may_flags: internal permission flags
+ * @filp: OUT: open "struct file *"
+ *
+ * Returns an nfsstat value in network byte order.
+ */
 __be32
-nfsd_open_verified(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, umode_t type,
-		int may_flags, struct file **filp)
+nfsd_open_verified(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, int may_flags,
+		   struct file **filp)
 {
 	__be32 err;
 
 	validate_process_creds();
-	err = __nfsd_open(rqstp, fhp, type, may_flags, filp);
+	err = __nfsd_open(rqstp, fhp, S_IFREG, may_flags, filp);
 	validate_process_creds();
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.h b/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
index f99794b033a5..26347d76f44a 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ __be32		nfsd_setxattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 int 		nfsd_open_break_lease(struct inode *, int);
 __be32		nfsd_open(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *, umode_t,
 				int, struct file **);
-__be32		nfsd_open_verified(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *, umode_t,
+__be32		nfsd_open_verified(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
 				int, struct file **);
 __be32		nfsd_splice_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 				struct file *file, loff_t offset,