diff --git a/fs/gfs2/file.c b/fs/gfs2/file.c
index 9704f1ef6ad1..48ebda5ba808 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/file.c
@@ -1173,8 +1173,7 @@ static ssize_t gfs2_file_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int fallocate_chunk(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset, loff_t len,
-			   int mode)
+static int fallocate_chunk(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset, loff_t len)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
@@ -1336,7 +1335,7 @@ static long __gfs2_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset, loff_t
 		if (error)
 			goto out_trans_fail;
 
-		error = fallocate_chunk(inode, offset, max_bytes, mode);
+		error = fallocate_chunk(inode, offset, max_bytes);
 		gfs2_trans_end(sdp);
 
 		if (error)