diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index b09ead06a249..31edb883afd0 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -1758,6 +1758,12 @@ nfsd_rename(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *ffhp, char *fname, int flen,
 	if (!flen || isdotent(fname, flen) || !tlen || isdotent(tname, tlen))
 		goto out;
 
+	err = (rqstp->rq_vers == 2) ? nfserr_acces : nfserr_xdev;
+	if (ffhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt != tfhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt)
+		goto out;
+	if (ffhp->fh_export->ex_path.dentry != tfhp->fh_export->ex_path.dentry)
+		goto out;
+
 retry:
 	host_err = fh_want_write(ffhp);
 	if (host_err) {
@@ -1792,12 +1798,6 @@ retry:
 	if (ndentry == trap)
 		goto out_dput_new;
 
-	host_err = -EXDEV;
-	if (ffhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt != tfhp->fh_export->ex_path.mnt)
-		goto out_dput_new;
-	if (ffhp->fh_export->ex_path.dentry != tfhp->fh_export->ex_path.dentry)
-		goto out_dput_new;
-
 	if (nfsd_has_cached_files(ndentry)) {
 		has_cached = true;
 		goto out_dput_old;