diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index edf6d3e..a6db4cb 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -737,12 +737,13 @@
 
 /*
  * Open an existing file or directory.
- * The access argument indicates the type of open (read/write/lock)
+ * The may_flags argument indicates the type of open (read/write/lock)
+ * and additional flags.
  * N.B. After this call fhp needs an fh_put
  */
 __be32
 nfsd_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, umode_t type,
-			int access, struct file **filp)
+			int may_flags, struct file **filp)
 {
 	struct dentry	*dentry;
 	struct inode	*inode;
@@ -757,7 +758,7 @@
 	 * and (hopefully) checked permission - so allow OWNER_OVERRIDE
 	 * in case a chmod has now revoked permission.
 	 */
-	err = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, type, access | NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE);
+	err = fh_verify(rqstp, fhp, type, may_flags | NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -768,7 +769,7 @@
 	 * or any access when mandatory locking enabled
 	 */
 	err = nfserr_perm;
-	if (IS_APPEND(inode) && (access & NFSD_MAY_WRITE))
+	if (IS_APPEND(inode) && (may_flags & NFSD_MAY_WRITE))
 		goto out;
 	/*
 	 * We must ignore files (but only files) which might have mandatory
@@ -781,12 +782,12 @@
 	if (!inode->i_fop)
 		goto out;
 
-	host_err = nfsd_open_break_lease(inode, access);
+	host_err = nfsd_open_break_lease(inode, may_flags);
 	if (host_err) /* NOMEM or WOULDBLOCK */
 		goto out_nfserr;
 
-	if (access & NFSD_MAY_WRITE) {
-		if (access & NFSD_MAY_READ)
+	if (may_flags & NFSD_MAY_WRITE) {
+		if (may_flags & NFSD_MAY_READ)
 			flags = O_RDWR|O_LARGEFILE;
 		else
 			flags = O_WRONLY|O_LARGEFILE;
@@ -796,7 +797,8 @@
 	if (IS_ERR(*filp))
 		host_err = PTR_ERR(*filp);
 	else
-		host_err = ima_file_check(*filp, access);
+		host_err = ima_file_check(*filp, may_flags);
+
 out_nfserr:
 	err = nfserrno(host_err);
 out: