diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index a01f31714d9d..a67416ada5da 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -3512,6 +3512,9 @@ nfsd4_encode_fattr4(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct xdr_stream *xdr,
 	args.dentry = dentry;
 	args.ignore_crossmnt = (ignore_crossmnt != 0);
 	args.acl = NULL;
+#ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_V4_SECURITY_LABEL
+	args.context.context = NULL;
+#endif
 
 	/*
 	 * Make a local copy of the attribute bitmap that can be modified.