diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index 52f3f3553379..eaf2f95d059c 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -1508,7 +1508,7 @@ static ssize_t _nfsd_copy_file_range(struct nfsd4_copy *copy)
 	u64 bytes_total = copy->cp_count;
 	u64 src_pos = copy->cp_src_pos;
 	u64 dst_pos = copy->cp_dst_pos;
-	__be32 status;
+	int status;
 
 	/* See RFC 7862 p.67: */
 	if (bytes_total == 0)