diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 9d7e3eb0f5db92af67efd5aa867054eb1db6fcd8..0f108f68da770c5ed5015f8de1ef1f4840eed42a 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -2243,7 +2243,7 @@ nfsd4_setclientid_confirm(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 	status = nfserr_clid_inuse;
 	if (conf && unconf && same_verf(&confirm, &unconf->cl_confirm)) {
 		/* case 1: callback update */
-		if (!same_creds(&conf->cl_cred, &unconf->cl_cred))
+		if (!same_creds(&conf->cl_cred, &rqstp->rq_cred))
 			status = nfserr_clid_inuse;
 		else {
 			nfsd4_change_callback(conf, &unconf->cl_cb_conn);