diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h b/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
index c4a6983..b788f2e 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
 extern int nfs4_proc_renew(struct nfs_client *, struct rpc_cred *);
 extern int nfs4_init_clientid(struct nfs_client *, struct rpc_cred *);
 extern int nfs41_init_clientid(struct nfs_client *, struct rpc_cred *);
-extern int nfs4_do_close(struct path *path, struct nfs4_state *state, gfp_t gfp_mask, int wait, bool roc);
+extern int nfs4_do_close(struct nfs4_state *state, gfp_t gfp_mask, int wait, bool roc);
 extern int nfs4_server_capabilities(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fh *fhandle);
 extern int nfs4_proc_fs_locations(struct inode *dir, const struct qstr *name,
 		struct nfs4_fs_locations *fs_locations, struct page *page);
@@ -341,8 +341,8 @@
 extern void nfs4_put_state_owner(struct nfs4_state_owner *);
 extern struct nfs4_state * nfs4_get_open_state(struct inode *, struct nfs4_state_owner *);
 extern void nfs4_put_open_state(struct nfs4_state *);
-extern void nfs4_close_state(struct path *, struct nfs4_state *, fmode_t);
-extern void nfs4_close_sync(struct path *, struct nfs4_state *, fmode_t);
+extern void nfs4_close_state(struct nfs4_state *, fmode_t);
+extern void nfs4_close_sync(struct nfs4_state *, fmode_t);
 extern void nfs4_state_set_mode_locked(struct nfs4_state *, fmode_t);
 extern void nfs4_schedule_lease_recovery(struct nfs_client *);
 extern void nfs4_schedule_state_manager(struct nfs_client *);
@@ -373,8 +373,8 @@
 
 #else
 
-#define nfs4_close_state(a, b, c) do { } while (0)
-#define nfs4_close_sync(a, b, c) do { } while (0)
+#define nfs4_close_state(a, b) do { } while (0)
+#define nfs4_close_sync(a, b) do { } while (0)
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4 */
 #endif /* __LINUX_FS_NFS_NFS4_FS.H */
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 5879b23..e99d674 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@
 	newstate = nfs4_opendata_to_nfs4_state(opendata);
 	if (IS_ERR(newstate))
 		return PTR_ERR(newstate);
-	nfs4_close_state(&opendata->path, newstate, fmode);
+	nfs4_close_state(newstate, fmode);
 	*res = newstate;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1352,7 +1352,7 @@
 		goto out_free;
 	state = nfs4_opendata_to_nfs4_state(data);
 	if (!IS_ERR(state))
-		nfs4_close_state(&data->path, state, data->o_arg.fmode);
+		nfs4_close_state(state, data->o_arg.fmode);
 out_free:
 	nfs4_opendata_put(data);
 }
@@ -1497,7 +1497,7 @@
 		goto out_free;
 	state = nfs4_opendata_to_nfs4_state(data);
 	if (!IS_ERR(state))
-		nfs4_close_state(&data->path, state, data->o_arg.fmode);
+		nfs4_close_state(state, data->o_arg.fmode);
 out_free:
 	nfs4_opendata_put(data);
 }
@@ -1873,7 +1873,6 @@
 }
 
 struct nfs4_closedata {
-	struct path path;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct nfs4_state *state;
 	struct nfs_closeargs arg;
@@ -1888,13 +1887,14 @@
 {
 	struct nfs4_closedata *calldata = data;
 	struct nfs4_state_owner *sp = calldata->state->owner;
+	struct super_block *sb = calldata->state->inode->i_sb;
 
 	if (calldata->roc)
 		pnfs_roc_release(calldata->state->inode);
 	nfs4_put_open_state(calldata->state);
 	nfs_free_seqid(calldata->arg.seqid);
 	nfs4_put_state_owner(sp);
-	path_put(&calldata->path);
+	nfs_sb_deactive(sb);
 	kfree(calldata);
 }
 
@@ -2014,7 +2014,7 @@
  *
  * NOTE: Caller must be holding the sp->so_owner semaphore!
  */
-int nfs4_do_close(struct path *path, struct nfs4_state *state, gfp_t gfp_mask, int wait, bool roc)
+int nfs4_do_close(struct nfs4_state *state, gfp_t gfp_mask, int wait, bool roc)
 {
 	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SERVER(state->inode);
 	struct nfs4_closedata *calldata;
@@ -2050,8 +2050,7 @@
 	calldata->res.seqid = calldata->arg.seqid;
 	calldata->res.server = server;
 	calldata->roc = roc;
-	path_get(path);
-	calldata->path = *path;
+	nfs_sb_active(calldata->inode->i_sb);
 
 	msg.rpc_argp = &calldata->arg;
 	msg.rpc_resp = &calldata->res;
@@ -2092,9 +2091,9 @@
 	if (ctx->state == NULL)
 		return;
 	if (is_sync)
-		nfs4_close_sync(&ctx->path, ctx->state, ctx->mode);
+		nfs4_close_sync(ctx->state, ctx->mode);
 	else
-		nfs4_close_state(&ctx->path, ctx->state, ctx->mode);
+		nfs4_close_state(ctx->state, ctx->mode);
 }
 
 static int _nfs4_server_capabilities(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fh *fhandle)
@@ -2642,7 +2641,7 @@
 	if (ctx != NULL)
 		ctx->state = state;
 	else
-		nfs4_close_sync(path, state, fmode);
+		nfs4_close_sync(state, fmode);
 out:
 	return status;
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
index e97dd21..7acfe88 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@
 /*
  * Close the current file.
  */
-static void __nfs4_close(struct path *path, struct nfs4_state *state,
+static void __nfs4_close(struct nfs4_state *state,
 		fmode_t fmode, gfp_t gfp_mask, int wait)
 {
 	struct nfs4_state_owner *owner = state->owner;
@@ -685,18 +685,18 @@
 	} else {
 		bool roc = pnfs_roc(state->inode);
 
-		nfs4_do_close(path, state, gfp_mask, wait, roc);
+		nfs4_do_close(state, gfp_mask, wait, roc);
 	}
 }
 
-void nfs4_close_state(struct path *path, struct nfs4_state *state, fmode_t fmode)
+void nfs4_close_state(struct nfs4_state *state, fmode_t fmode)
 {
-	__nfs4_close(path, state, fmode, GFP_NOFS, 0);
+	__nfs4_close(state, fmode, GFP_NOFS, 0);
 }
 
-void nfs4_close_sync(struct path *path, struct nfs4_state *state, fmode_t fmode)
+void nfs4_close_sync(struct nfs4_state *state, fmode_t fmode)
 {
-	__nfs4_close(path, state, fmode, GFP_KERNEL, 1);
+	__nfs4_close(state, fmode, GFP_KERNEL, 1);
 }
 
 /*