diff --git a/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c b/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c
index d5747ad3bd8..ce2c1e32d55 100644
--- a/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c
+++ b/sys/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/uts/common/fs/zfs/zfs_vfsops.c
@@ -1198,8 +1198,6 @@ zfs_checkexp(vfs_t *vfsp, struct sockaddr *nam, int *extflagsp,
 	 * which we have to use here, because only this file system
 	 * has mnt_export configured.
 	 */
-	vfsp = zfsvfs->z_parent->z_vfs;
-
 	return (vfs_stdcheckexp(zfsvfs->z_parent->z_vfs, nam, extflagsp,
 	    credanonp, numsecflavors, secflavors));
 }