diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index c2665d920cf8..2517fcd423b6 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -678,8 +678,6 @@ int nfs_readdir_xdr_to_array(nfs_readdir_descriptor_t *desc, struct page *page,
 		goto out_label_free;
 	}
 
-	array = kmap(page);
-
 	status = nfs_readdir_alloc_pages(pages, array_size);
 	if (status < 0)
 		goto out_release_array;