diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
index 61ef42c7b0a6..19ba233cf006 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ nfsd3_proc_symlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_symlinkargs *argp,
 	fh_copy(&resp->dirfh, &argp->ffh);
 	fh_init(&resp->fh, NFS3_FHSIZE);
 	nfserr = nfsd_symlink(rqstp, &resp->dirfh, argp->fname, argp->flen,
-						   argp->tname, argp->tlen,
+						   argp->tname,
 						   &resp->fh, &argp->attrs);
 	RETURN_STATUS(nfserr);
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index 2b3795a135e8..7aa83bf34fa9 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ nfsd4_create(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	case NF4LNK:
 		status = nfsd_symlink(rqstp, &cstate->current_fh,
 				      create->cr_name, create->cr_namelen,
-				      create->cr_linkname, create->cr_linklen,
+				      create->cr_linkname,
 				      &resfh, &create->cr_iattr);
 		break;
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
index aebe23c45cbe..583ed03877e4 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ nfsd_proc_symlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_symlinkargs *argp,
 	 */
 	argp->tname[argp->tlen] = '\0';
 	nfserr = nfsd_symlink(rqstp, &argp->ffh, argp->fname, argp->flen,
-						 argp->tname, argp->tlen,
+						 argp->tname,
 				 		 &newfh, &argp->attrs);
 
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 6ffaa70300ed..7518c65f9a5a 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -1504,7 +1504,7 @@ nfsd_readlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, char *buf, int *lenp)
 __be32
 nfsd_symlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 				char *fname, int flen,
-				char *path,  int plen,
+				char *path,
 				struct svc_fh *resfhp,
 				struct iattr *iap)
 {
@@ -1513,7 +1513,7 @@ nfsd_symlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	int		host_err;
 
 	err = nfserr_noent;
-	if (!flen || !plen)
+	if (!flen || path[0] == '\0')
 		goto out;
 	err = nfserr_exist;
 	if (isdotent(fname, flen))
@@ -1534,18 +1534,7 @@ nfsd_symlink(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	if (IS_ERR(dnew))
 		goto out_nfserr;
 
-	if (unlikely(path[plen] != 0)) {
-		char *path_alloced = kmalloc(plen+1, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (path_alloced == NULL)
-			host_err = -ENOMEM;
-		else {
-			strncpy(path_alloced, path, plen);
-			path_alloced[plen] = 0;
-			host_err = vfs_symlink(dentry->d_inode, dnew, path_alloced);
-			kfree(path_alloced);
-		}
-	} else
-		host_err = vfs_symlink(dentry->d_inode, dnew, path);
+	host_err = vfs_symlink(dentry->d_inode, dnew, path);
 	err = nfserrno(host_err);
 	if (!err)
 		err = nfserrno(commit_metadata(fhp));
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.h b/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
index b84aef50f55d..20e4b6679e46 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ __be32 		nfsd_write(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,struct file *,
 __be32		nfsd_readlink(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
 				char *, int *);
 __be32		nfsd_symlink(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
-				char *name, int len, char *path, int plen,
+				char *name, int len, char *path,
 				struct svc_fh *res, struct iattr *);
 __be32		nfsd_link(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
 				char *, int, struct svc_fh *);