1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c
index 6c0513a7f992..44a61e8fda6f 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c
@@ -991,6 +991,8 @@ gss_create_new(struct rpc_auth_create_args *args, struct rpc_clnt *clnt)
         gss_auth->service = gss_pseudoflavor_to_service(gss_auth->mech, flavor);
         if (gss_auth->service == 0)
                 goto err_put_mech;
+        if (!gssd_running(gss_auth->net))
+                goto err_put_mech;
         auth = &gss_auth->rpc_auth;
         auth->au_cslack = GSS_CRED_SLACK >> 2;
         auth->au_rslack = GSS_VERF_SLACK >> 2;