1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
index 4472449c0937..fcc001088261 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
@@ -411,7 +411,9 @@ nfsd_svc(unsigned short port, int nrservs)
         error = nfsd_racache_init(2*nrservs);
         if (error<0)
                 goto out;
-        nfs4_state_start();
+        error = nfs4_state_start();
+        if (error)
+                goto out;
 
         nfsd_reset_versions();