diff --git a/fs/fuse/dir.c b/fs/fuse/dir.c
index 7ac6b232ef12..70d3e631266e 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dir.c
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ static void fuse_invalidate_entry(struct dentry *entry)
 	fuse_invalidate_entry_cache(entry);
 }
 
-static void fuse_lookup_init(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_args *args,
-			     u64 nodeid, const struct qstr *name,
+static void fuse_lookup_init(struct fuse_args *args, u64 nodeid,
+			     const struct qstr *name,
 			     struct fuse_entry_out *outarg)
 {
 	memset(outarg, 0, sizeof(struct fuse_entry_out));
@@ -421,8 +421,7 @@ static int fuse_dentry_revalidate(struct inode *dir, const struct qstr *name,
 
 		attr_version = fuse_get_attr_version(fm->fc);
 
-		fuse_lookup_init(fm->fc, &args, get_node_id(dir),
-				 name, &outarg);
+		fuse_lookup_init(&args, get_node_id(dir), name, &outarg);
 		ret = fuse_simple_request(fm, &args);
 		/* Zero nodeid is same as -ENOENT */
 		if (!ret && !outarg.nodeid)
@@ -570,7 +569,7 @@ int fuse_lookup_name(struct super_block *sb, u64 nodeid, const struct qstr *name
 	attr_version = fuse_get_attr_version(fm->fc);
 	evict_ctr = fuse_get_evict_ctr(fm->fc);
 
-	fuse_lookup_init(fm->fc, &args, nodeid, name, outarg);
+	fuse_lookup_init(&args, nodeid, name, outarg);
 	err = fuse_simple_request(fm, &args);
 	/* Zero nodeid is same as -ENOENT, but with valid timeout */
 	if (err || !outarg->nodeid)