1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfs/delegation.c b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
index 7a1b6e869f9c..af8b235d405d 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/delegation.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ again:
 void nfs_inode_reclaim_delegation(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred, struct nfs_openres *res)
 {
         struct nfs_delegation *delegation = NFS_I(inode)->delegation;
+        struct rpc_cred *oldcred;
 
         if (delegation == NULL)
                 return;
@@ -116,11 +117,12 @@ void nfs_inode_reclaim_delegation(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred, st
                         sizeof(delegation->stateid.data));
         delegation->type = res->delegation_type;
         delegation->maxsize = res->maxsize;
-        put_rpccred(cred);
+        oldcred = delegation->cred;
         delegation->cred = get_rpccred(cred);
         delegation->flags &= ~NFS_DELEGATION_NEED_RECLAIM;
         NFS_I(inode)->delegation_state = delegation->type;
         smp_wmb();
+        put_rpccred(oldcred);
 }
 
 /*