diff --git a/fs/gfs2/dir.c b/fs/gfs2/dir.c
index 2e28fc947f7fa9f3759a07107ee03d7b6d662e8c..87a6dee88a623de7a49eb012850ce04d0d71e7c2 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/dir.c
@@ -2021,7 +2021,7 @@ static int leaf_dealloc(struct gfs2_inode *dip, u32 index, u32 len,
 		l_blocks++;
 	}
 
-	gfs2_rlist_alloc(&rlist, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE);
+	gfs2_rlist_alloc(&rlist);
 
 	for (x = 0; x < rlist.rl_rgrps; x++) {
 		struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd = gfs2_glock2rgrp(rlist.rl_ghs[x].gh_gl);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
index 7c5904c49a6a891ed605087cdd85a203040c54cb..7fef6789fb920e8198e710f15de3b6885de2e029 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
@@ -2668,13 +2668,12 @@ void gfs2_rlist_add(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct gfs2_rgrp_list *rlist,
  * gfs2_rlist_alloc - all RGs have been added to the rlist, now allocate
  *      and initialize an array of glock holders for them
  * @rlist: the list of resource groups
- * @state: the lock state to acquire the RG lock in
  *
  * FIXME: Don't use NOFAIL
  *
  */
 
-void gfs2_rlist_alloc(struct gfs2_rgrp_list *rlist, unsigned int state)
+void gfs2_rlist_alloc(struct gfs2_rgrp_list *rlist)
 {
 	unsigned int x;
 
@@ -2683,7 +2682,7 @@ void gfs2_rlist_alloc(struct gfs2_rgrp_list *rlist, unsigned int state)
 				      GFP_NOFS | __GFP_NOFAIL);
 	for (x = 0; x < rlist->rl_rgrps; x++)
 		gfs2_holder_init(rlist->rl_rgd[x]->rd_gl,
-				state, 0,
+				LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0,
 				&rlist->rl_ghs[x]);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.h b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.h
index 6bb5ee112324981109240f2f804440cdf63adc74..09519ae10fb6f571c29cc68c5dadbaa18dc62dbc 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ struct gfs2_rgrp_list {
 
 extern void gfs2_rlist_add(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct gfs2_rgrp_list *rlist,
 			   u64 block);
-extern void gfs2_rlist_alloc(struct gfs2_rgrp_list *rlist, unsigned int state);
+extern void gfs2_rlist_alloc(struct gfs2_rgrp_list *rlist);
 extern void gfs2_rlist_free(struct gfs2_rgrp_list *rlist);
 extern u64 gfs2_ri_total(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
 extern void gfs2_rgrp_dump(struct seq_file *seq, const struct gfs2_glock *gl);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/xattr.c b/fs/gfs2/xattr.c
index 38515988aaf746efb426674cc3f431d582ca523f..e11f77f080a080635d6f6a564a506e1189244062 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/xattr.c
@@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@ static int ea_dealloc_indirect(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 	else
 		goto out;
 
-	gfs2_rlist_alloc(&rlist, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE);
+	gfs2_rlist_alloc(&rlist);
 
 	for (x = 0; x < rlist.rl_rgrps; x++) {
 		struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd = gfs2_glock2rgrp(rlist.rl_ghs[x].gh_gl);