diff --git a/fs/afs/security.c b/fs/afs/security.c
index f44b9d3..745ee65 100644
--- a/fs/afs/security.c
+++ b/fs/afs/security.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@
 	}
 
 	key_put(key);
-	ret = generic_permission(inode, mask, flags, NULL);
+	ret = generic_permission(inode, mask, flags);
 	_leave(" = %d", ret);
 	return ret;