diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index 533b65057e18..c848ebe5d08f 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -2169,6 +2169,8 @@ static __net_init int nfsd_net_init(struct net *net)
 	nn->nfsd_svcstats.program = &nfsd_program;
 	nn->nfsd_versions = NULL;
 	nn->nfsd4_minorversions = NULL;
+	nn->nfsd_info.mutex = &nfsd_mutex;
+	nn->nfsd_serv = NULL;
 	nfsd4_init_leases_net(nn);
 	get_random_bytes(&nn->siphash_key, sizeof(nn->siphash_key));
 	seqlock_init(&nn->writeverf_lock);
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
index cd9a6a1a9fc8..89d7918de7b1 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
@@ -672,7 +672,6 @@ int nfsd_create_serv(struct net *net)
 		return error;
 	}
 	spin_lock(&nfsd_notifier_lock);
-	nn->nfsd_info.mutex = &nfsd_mutex;
 	nn->nfsd_serv = serv;
 	spin_unlock(&nfsd_notifier_lock);
 
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
index 49a3bea33f9d..dd86d7f1e97e 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
@@ -1421,13 +1421,12 @@ static void *svc_pool_stats_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos)
 
 	dprintk("svc_pool_stats_start, *pidx=%u\n", pidx);
 
-	if (!si->serv)
-		return NULL;
-
 	mutex_lock(si->mutex);
 
 	if (!pidx)
 		return SEQ_START_TOKEN;
+	if (!si->serv)
+		return NULL;
 	return pidx > si->serv->sv_nrpools ? NULL
 		: &si->serv->sv_pools[pidx - 1];
 }
@@ -1459,8 +1458,7 @@ static void svc_pool_stats_stop(struct seq_file *m, void *p)
 {
 	struct svc_info *si = m->private;
 
-	if (si->serv)
-		mutex_unlock(si->mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(si->mutex);
 }
 
 static int svc_pool_stats_show(struct seq_file *m, void *p)