diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 65225b3d1d93..43bdff49aa03 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -5346,6 +5346,7 @@ nfsd4_process_open1(struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	open->op_openowner = oo;
 	if (!oo)
 		return nfserr_jukebox;
+	nfsd4_cstate_assign_replay(cstate, &oo->oo_owner);
 	status = nfsd4_check_seqid(cstate, &oo->oo_owner, open->op_seqid);
 	if (status)
 		return status;
@@ -6120,12 +6121,8 @@ out:
 void nfsd4_cleanup_open_state(struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 			      struct nfsd4_open *open)
 {
-	if (open->op_openowner) {
-		struct nfs4_stateowner *so = &open->op_openowner->oo_owner;
-
-		nfsd4_cstate_assign_replay(cstate, so);
-		nfs4_put_stateowner(so);
-	}
+	if (open->op_openowner)
+		nfs4_put_stateowner(&open->op_openowner->oo_owner);
 	if (open->op_file)
 		kmem_cache_free(file_slab, open->op_file);
 	if (open->op_stp)