diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs42proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs42proc.c
index da94bf2afd07..bc07012741cb 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs42proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs42proc.c
@@ -1339,7 +1339,6 @@ ssize_t nfs42_proc_getxattr(struct inode *inode, const char *name,
 	for (i = 0; i < np; i++) {
 		pages[i] = alloc_page(GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!pages[i]) {
-			np = i + 1;
 			err = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out;
 		}
@@ -1363,8 +1362,8 @@ ssize_t nfs42_proc_getxattr(struct inode *inode, const char *name,
 	} while (exception.retry);
 
 out:
-	while (--np >= 0)
-		__free_page(pages[np]);
+	while (--i >= 0)
+		__free_page(pages[i]);
 	kfree(pages);
 
 	return err;