diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
index 2397ceedba8a..acbdf7496d31 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
@@ -154,14 +154,14 @@ nfs3_proc_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct nfs_fattr *fattr,
 }
 
 static int
-nfs3_proc_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-		 struct nfs_fh *fhandle, struct nfs_fattr *fattr,
-		 struct nfs4_label *label)
+__nfs3_proc_lookup(struct inode *dir, const char *name, size_t len,
+		   struct nfs_fh *fhandle, struct nfs_fattr *fattr,
+		   unsigned short task_flags)
 {
 	struct nfs3_diropargs	arg = {
 		.fh		= NFS_FH(dir),
-		.name		= dentry->d_name.name,
-		.len		= dentry->d_name.len
+		.name		= name,
+		.len		= len
 	};
 	struct nfs3_diropres	res = {
 		.fh		= fhandle,
@@ -173,17 +173,11 @@ nfs3_proc_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		.rpc_resp	= &res,
 	};
 	int			status;
-	unsigned short task_flags = 0;
-
-	/* Is this is an attribute revalidation, subject to softreval? */
-	if (nfs_lookup_is_soft_revalidate(dentry))
-		task_flags |= RPC_TASK_TIMEOUT;
 
 	res.dir_attr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
 	if (res.dir_attr == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	dprintk("NFS call  lookup %pd2\n", dentry);
 	nfs_fattr_init(fattr);
 	status = rpc_call_sync(NFS_CLIENT(dir), &msg, task_flags);
 	nfs_refresh_inode(dir, res.dir_attr);
@@ -198,6 +192,23 @@ nfs3_proc_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	return status;
 }
 
+static int
+nfs3_proc_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
+		 struct nfs_fh *fhandle, struct nfs_fattr *fattr,
+		 struct nfs4_label *label)
+{
+	unsigned short task_flags = 0;
+
+	/* Is this is an attribute revalidation, subject to softreval? */
+	if (nfs_lookup_is_soft_revalidate(dentry))
+		task_flags |= RPC_TASK_TIMEOUT;
+
+	dprintk("NFS call  lookup %pd2\n", dentry);
+	return __nfs3_proc_lookup(dir, dentry->d_name.name,
+				  dentry->d_name.len, fhandle, fattr,
+				  task_flags);
+}
+
 static int nfs3_proc_access(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_access_entry *entry)
 {
 	struct nfs3_accessargs	arg = {