diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 609840de31d3..1536aeb0abab 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -7426,11 +7426,11 @@ static void nfs4_exchange_id_release(void *data)
 	struct nfs41_exchange_id_data *cdata =
 					(struct nfs41_exchange_id_data *)data;
 
-	nfs_put_client(cdata->args.client);
 	if (cdata->xprt) {
 		xprt_put(cdata->xprt);
 		rpc_clnt_xprt_switch_put(cdata->args.client->cl_rpcclient);
 	}
+	nfs_put_client(cdata->args.client);
 	kfree(cdata->res.impl_id);
 	kfree(cdata->res.server_scope);
 	kfree(cdata->res.server_owner);
@@ -7537,10 +7537,8 @@ static int _nfs4_proc_exchange_id(struct nfs_client *clp, struct rpc_cred *cred,
 	task_setup_data.callback_data = calldata;
 
 	task = rpc_run_task(&task_setup_data);
-	if (IS_ERR(task)) {
-	status = PTR_ERR(task);
-		goto out_impl_id;
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(task))
+		return PTR_ERR(task);
 
 	if (!xprt) {
 		status = rpc_wait_for_completion_task(task);
@@ -7568,6 +7566,7 @@ out_server_owner:
 	kfree(calldata->res.server_owner);
 out_calldata:
 	kfree(calldata);
+	nfs_put_client(clp);
 	goto out;
 }