diff --git a/xlators/nfs/server/src/nfs3.c b/xlators/nfs/server/src/nfs3.c
index eaae4ebd1..d8e416800 100644
--- a/xlators/nfs/server/src/nfs3.c
+++ b/xlators/nfs/server/src/nfs3.c
@@ -3360,7 +3360,7 @@ nfs3_mknod(rpcsvc_request_t *req, struct nfs3_fh *fh, char *name,
             break;
         default:
             ret = -EBADF;
-            break;
+            goto nfs3err;
     }
 
     cs->parent = *fh;