diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index ae1d143..68e229c 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -396,6 +396,8 @@
 {
 	char *mesg = buf;
 	int rv;
+	struct net *net = &init_net;
+
 	if (size > 0) {
 		int newthreads;
 		rv = get_int(&mesg, &newthreads);
@@ -403,7 +405,7 @@
 			return rv;
 		if (newthreads < 0)
 			return -EINVAL;
-		rv = nfsd_svc(newthreads);
+		rv = nfsd_svc(newthreads, net);
 		if (rv < 0)
 			return rv;
 	} else
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h b/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h
index acddf71..8226c1b 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 /*
  * Function prototypes.
  */
-int		nfsd_svc(int nrservs);
+int		nfsd_svc(int nrservs, struct net *net);
 int		nfsd_dispatch(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *statp);
 
 int		nfsd_nrthreads(void);
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
index 6448391..f199b53 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
@@ -442,11 +442,10 @@
  * this is the first time nrservs is nonzero.
  */
 int
-nfsd_svc(int nrservs)
+nfsd_svc(int nrservs, struct net *net)
 {
 	int	error;
 	bool	nfsd_up_before;
-	struct net *net = &init_net;
 
 	mutex_lock(&nfsd_mutex);
 	dprintk("nfsd: creating service\n");