1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h b/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
index f520a1113b38..07a8aa9cd7ee 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
@@ -279,10 +279,10 @@ _nfs4_state_protect(struct nfs_client *clp, unsigned long sp4_mode,
         if (test_bit(sp4_mode, &clp->cl_sp4_flags)) {
                 spin_lock(&clp->cl_lock);
                 if (clp->cl_machine_cred != NULL)
-                        newcred = get_rpccred(clp->cl_machine_cred);
+                        /* don't call get_rpccred on the machine cred -
+                         * a reference will be held for life of clp */
+                        newcred = clp->cl_machine_cred;
                 spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
-                if (msg->rpc_cred)
-                        put_rpccred(msg->rpc_cred);
                 msg->rpc_cred = newcred;
 
                 flavor = clp->cl_rpcclient->cl_auth->au_flavor;