diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index 4199ede0583c..c27f2fdcea32 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -1798,6 +1798,7 @@ nfsd4_copy(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	__be32 status;
 	struct nfsd4_copy *async_copy = NULL;
 
+	copy->cp_clp = cstate->clp;
 	if (nfsd4_ssc_is_inter(copy)) {
 		if (!inter_copy_offload_enable || nfsd4_copy_is_sync(copy)) {
 			status = nfserr_notsupp;
@@ -1812,7 +1813,6 @@ nfsd4_copy(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 			return status;
 	}
 
-	copy->cp_clp = cstate->clp;
 	memcpy(&copy->fh, &cstate->current_fh.fh_handle,
 		sizeof(struct knfsd_fh));
 	if (nfsd4_copy_is_async(copy)) {