diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index 2ac3d2527ad2..21e5fcbcb227 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -657,8 +657,6 @@ 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;