diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index 6a035e9339d2..ca2a494d727b 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -1881,7 +1881,7 @@ call_encode(struct rpc_task *task)
 			break;
 		case -EKEYEXPIRED:
 			if (!task->tk_cred_retry) {
-				rpc_exit(task, task->tk_status);
+				rpc_call_rpcerror(task, task->tk_status);
 			} else {
 				task->tk_action = call_refresh;
 				task->tk_cred_retry--;