diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index 92530c3c1694..8a327971d485 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -1494,19 +1494,17 @@ nfs_lookup_revalidate_dentry(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 {
 	struct nfs_fh *fhandle;
 	struct nfs_fattr *fattr;
-	struct nfs4_label *label;
 	unsigned long dir_verifier;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
 	fhandle = nfs_alloc_fhandle();
-	fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
-	label = nfs4_label_alloc(NFS_SERVER(inode), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (fhandle == NULL || fattr == NULL || IS_ERR(label))
+	fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr_with_label(NFS_SERVER(inode));
+	if (fhandle == NULL || fattr == NULL)
 		goto out;
 
 	dir_verifier = nfs_save_change_attribute(dir);
-	ret = NFS_PROTO(dir)->lookup(dir, dentry, fhandle, fattr, label);
+	ret = NFS_PROTO(dir)->lookup(dir, dentry, fhandle, fattr);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		switch (ret) {
 		case -ESTALE:
@@ -1525,7 +1523,7 @@ nfs_lookup_revalidate_dentry(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	if (nfs_refresh_inode(inode, fattr) < 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	nfs_setsecurity(inode, fattr, label);
+	nfs_setsecurity(inode, fattr, fattr->label);
 	nfs_set_verifier(dentry, dir_verifier);
 
 	/* set a readdirplus hint that we had a cache miss */
@@ -1534,7 +1532,6 @@ nfs_lookup_revalidate_dentry(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 out:
 	nfs_free_fattr(fattr);
 	nfs_free_fhandle(fhandle);
-	nfs4_label_free(label);
 
 	/*
 	 * If the lookup failed despite the dentry change attribute being
@@ -1754,7 +1751,6 @@ struct dentry *nfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry * dentry, unsigned in
 	struct inode *inode = NULL;
 	struct nfs_fh *fhandle = NULL;
 	struct nfs_fattr *fattr = NULL;
-	struct nfs4_label *label = NULL;
 	unsigned long dir_verifier;
 	int error;
 
@@ -1773,27 +1769,23 @@ struct dentry *nfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry * dentry, unsigned in
 
 	res = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	fhandle = nfs_alloc_fhandle();
-	fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
+	fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr_with_label(NFS_SERVER(dir));
 	if (fhandle == NULL || fattr == NULL)
 		goto out;
 
-	label = nfs4_label_alloc(NFS_SERVER(dir), GFP_NOWAIT);
-	if (IS_ERR(label))
-		goto out;
-
 	dir_verifier = nfs_save_change_attribute(dir);
 	trace_nfs_lookup_enter(dir, dentry, flags);
-	error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->lookup(dir, dentry, fhandle, fattr, label);
+	error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->lookup(dir, dentry, fhandle, fattr);
 	if (error == -ENOENT)
 		goto no_entry;
 	if (error < 0) {
 		res = ERR_PTR(error);
-		goto out_label;
+		goto out;
 	}
-	inode = nfs_fhget(dentry->d_sb, fhandle, fattr, label);
+	inode = nfs_fhget(dentry->d_sb, fhandle, fattr, fattr->label);
 	res = ERR_CAST(inode);
 	if (IS_ERR(res))
-		goto out_label;
+		goto out;
 
 	/* Notify readdir to use READDIRPLUS */
 	nfs_force_use_readdirplus(dir);
@@ -1802,14 +1794,12 @@ no_entry:
 	res = d_splice_alias(inode, dentry);
 	if (res != NULL) {
 		if (IS_ERR(res))
-			goto out_label;
+			goto out;
 		dentry = res;
 	}
 	nfs_set_verifier(dentry, dir_verifier);
-out_label:
-	trace_nfs_lookup_exit(dir, dentry, flags, PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(res));
-	nfs4_label_free(label);
 out:
+	trace_nfs_lookup_exit(dir, dentry, flags, PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(res));
 	nfs_free_fattr(fattr);
 	nfs_free_fhandle(fhandle);
 	return res;
@@ -2058,7 +2048,7 @@ nfs_add_or_obtain(struct dentry *dentry, struct nfs_fh *fhandle,
 	d_drop(dentry);
 
 	if (fhandle->size == 0) {
-		error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->lookup(dir, dentry, fhandle, fattr, NULL);
+		error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->lookup(dir, dentry, fhandle, fattr);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_error;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/nfs/namespace.c b/fs/nfs/namespace.c
index bc0c698f3350..3295af4110f1 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/namespace.c
@@ -308,8 +308,7 @@ int nfs_submount(struct fs_context *fc, struct nfs_server *server)
 
 	/* Look it up again to get its attributes */
 	err = server->nfs_client->rpc_ops->lookup(d_inode(parent), dentry,
-						  ctx->mntfh, ctx->clone_data.fattr,
-						  NULL);
+						  ctx->mntfh, ctx->clone_data.fattr);
 	dput(parent);
 	if (err != 0)
 		return err;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
index f7524310ddf4..717eb651f0fd 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
@@ -193,8 +193,7 @@ __nfs3_proc_lookup(struct inode *dir, const char *name, size_t len,
 
 static int
 nfs3_proc_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-		 struct nfs_fh *fhandle, struct nfs_fattr *fattr,
-		 struct nfs4_label *label)
+		 struct nfs_fh *fhandle, struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
 {
 	unsigned short task_flags = 0;
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index bde5b5723046..7af73fd34b22 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -4294,7 +4294,7 @@ nfs4_proc_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct nfs_fattr *fattr,
 
 static int _nfs4_proc_lookup(struct rpc_clnt *clnt, struct inode *dir,
 		struct dentry *dentry, struct nfs_fh *fhandle,
-		struct nfs_fattr *fattr, struct nfs4_label *label)
+		struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
 {
 	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SERVER(dir);
 	int		       status;
@@ -4306,7 +4306,6 @@ static int _nfs4_proc_lookup(struct rpc_clnt *clnt, struct inode *dir,
 	struct nfs4_lookup_res res = {
 		.server = server,
 		.fattr = fattr,
-		.label = label,
 		.fh = fhandle,
 	};
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
@@ -4323,7 +4322,7 @@ static int _nfs4_proc_lookup(struct rpc_clnt *clnt, struct inode *dir,
 	if (nfs_lookup_is_soft_revalidate(dentry))
 		task_flags |= RPC_TASK_TIMEOUT;
 
-	args.bitmask = nfs4_bitmask(server, label);
+	args.bitmask = nfs4_bitmask(server, fattr->label);
 
 	nfs_fattr_init(fattr);
 
@@ -4345,7 +4344,7 @@ static void nfs_fixup_secinfo_attributes(struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
 
 static int nfs4_proc_lookup_common(struct rpc_clnt **clnt, struct inode *dir,
 				   struct dentry *dentry, struct nfs_fh *fhandle,
-				   struct nfs_fattr *fattr, struct nfs4_label *label)
+				   struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
 {
 	struct nfs4_exception exception = {
 		.interruptible = true,
@@ -4354,7 +4353,7 @@ static int nfs4_proc_lookup_common(struct rpc_clnt **clnt, struct inode *dir,
 	const struct qstr *name = &dentry->d_name;
 	int err;
 	do {
-		err = _nfs4_proc_lookup(client, dir, dentry, fhandle, fattr, label);
+		err = _nfs4_proc_lookup(client, dir, dentry, fhandle, fattr);
 		trace_nfs4_lookup(dir, name, err);
 		switch (err) {
 		case -NFS4ERR_BADNAME:
@@ -4390,13 +4389,12 @@ out:
 }
 
 static int nfs4_proc_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-			    struct nfs_fh *fhandle, struct nfs_fattr *fattr,
-			    struct nfs4_label *label)
+			    struct nfs_fh *fhandle, struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
 {
 	int status;
 	struct rpc_clnt *client = NFS_CLIENT(dir);
 
-	status = nfs4_proc_lookup_common(&client, dir, dentry, fhandle, fattr, label);
+	status = nfs4_proc_lookup_common(&client, dir, dentry, fhandle, fattr);
 	if (client != NFS_CLIENT(dir)) {
 		rpc_shutdown_client(client);
 		nfs_fixup_secinfo_attributes(fattr);
@@ -4411,7 +4409,7 @@ nfs4_proc_lookup_mountpoint(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	struct rpc_clnt *client = NFS_CLIENT(dir);
 	int status;
 
-	status = nfs4_proc_lookup_common(&client, dir, dentry, fhandle, fattr, NULL);
+	status = nfs4_proc_lookup_common(&client, dir, dentry, fhandle, fattr);
 	if (status < 0)
 		return ERR_PTR(status);
 	return (client == NFS_CLIENT(dir)) ? rpc_clone_client(client) : client;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
index 4c9d66fac3fd..960e2b2a7a58 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -6171,7 +6171,7 @@ static int nfs4_xdr_dec_lookup(struct rpc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr,
 	status = decode_getfh(xdr, res->fh);
 	if (status)
 		goto out;
-	status = decode_getfattr_label(xdr, res->fattr, res->label, res->server);
+	status = decode_getfattr_label(xdr, res->fattr, res->fattr->label, res->server);
 out:
 	return status;
 }
@@ -6229,7 +6229,7 @@ static int nfs4_xdr_dec_lookup_root(struct rpc_rqst *rqstp,
 	status = decode_getfh(xdr, res->fh);
 	if (status == 0)
 		status = decode_getfattr_label(xdr, res->fattr,
-						res->label, res->server);
+						res->fattr->label, res->server);
 out:
 	return status;
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfs/proc.c b/fs/nfs/proc.c
index ecc4e717808c..98a8901ede2e 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/proc.c
@@ -154,8 +154,7 @@ nfs_proc_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct nfs_fattr *fattr,
 
 static int
 nfs_proc_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-		struct nfs_fh *fhandle, struct nfs_fattr *fattr,
-		struct nfs4_label *label)
+		struct nfs_fh *fhandle, struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
 {
 	struct nfs_diropargs	arg = {
 		.fh		= NFS_FH(dir),
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
index d55bf3fd5167..95219d5a8668 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
@@ -1095,7 +1095,6 @@ struct nfs4_lookup_res {
 	const struct nfs_server *	server;
 	struct nfs_fattr *		fattr;
 	struct nfs_fh *			fh;
-	struct nfs4_label		*label;
 };
 
 struct nfs4_lookupp_arg {
@@ -1740,8 +1739,7 @@ struct nfs_rpc_ops {
 	int	(*setattr) (struct dentry *, struct nfs_fattr *,
 			    struct iattr *);
 	int	(*lookup)  (struct inode *, struct dentry *,
-			    struct nfs_fh *, struct nfs_fattr *,
-			    struct nfs4_label *);
+			    struct nfs_fh *, struct nfs_fattr *);
 	int	(*lookupp) (struct inode *, struct nfs_fh *,
 			    struct nfs_fattr *, struct nfs4_label *);
 	int	(*access)  (struct inode *, struct nfs_access_entry *);