diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 3570a0d1133f5fe18d509c45bb39d98c110af32c..6ae28e606afc9e82c61589cb9e10dab5b17ac344 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -2418,10 +2418,9 @@ nfsd4_delegreturn(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	status = nfserr_stale_stateid;
 	if (STALE_STATEID(stateid))
 		goto out;
-	status = nfs_ok;
+	status = nfserr_bad_stateid;
 	if (!is_delegation_stateid(stateid))
 		goto out;
-	status = nfserr_bad_stateid;
 	dp = find_delegation_stateid(inode, stateid);
 	if (!dp)
 		goto out;