diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index fa383361bc610bdbd3689f16d734f6ea1628d45d..9415bc415ce8a6013cfd3f4e1dae4cdc21010050 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -266,10 +266,6 @@ do_open_fhandle(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_
 {
 	__be32 status;
 
-	/* Only reclaims from previously confirmed clients are valid */
-	if ((status = nfs4_check_open_reclaim(&open->op_clientid)))
-		return status;
-
 	/* We don't know the target directory, and therefore can not
 	* set the change info
 	*/
@@ -373,6 +369,9 @@ nfsd4_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 			break;
 		case NFS4_OPEN_CLAIM_PREVIOUS:
 			open->op_openowner->oo_flags |= NFS4_OO_CONFIRMED;
+			status = nfs4_check_open_reclaim(&open->op_clientid);
+			if (status)
+				goto out;
 		case NFS4_OPEN_CLAIM_FH:
 		case NFS4_OPEN_CLAIM_DELEG_CUR_FH:
 			status = do_open_fhandle(rqstp, &cstate->current_fh,