diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 65c252798861e7b329ef8cc6d5377ac30def29ed..ff37454fa783f42196b733a9723dba7567c37f72 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -3065,9 +3065,6 @@ static void nfs4_renew_done(struct rpc_task *task, void *data)
 	if (time_before(clp->cl_last_renewal,timestamp))
 		clp->cl_last_renewal = timestamp;
 	spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
-	dprintk("%s calling put_rpccred on rpc_cred %p\n", __func__,
-				task->tk_msg.rpc_cred);
-	put_rpccred(task->tk_msg.rpc_cred);
 }
 
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs4_renew_ops = {
@@ -4882,7 +4879,6 @@ void nfs41_sequence_call_done(struct rpc_task *task, void *data)
 	nfs41_sequence_free_slot(clp, task->tk_msg.rpc_resp);
 	dprintk("%s rpc_cred %p\n", __func__, task->tk_msg.rpc_cred);
 
-	put_rpccred(task->tk_msg.rpc_cred);
 	kfree(task->tk_msg.rpc_argp);
 	kfree(task->tk_msg.rpc_resp);