diff --git a/fs/nfs/delegation.c b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
index 1819d0d0ba4b14b92ad311ae2cf588f7f1ecb6a2..b9cd3864335b299670896b5ff9a129184256476e 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/delegation.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ int nfs_client_return_marked_delegations(struct nfs_client *clp)
 			if (!nfs_delegation_need_return(delegation))
 				continue;
 			if (!nfs_sb_active(server->super))
-				continue;
+				break; /* continue in outer loop */
 			inode = nfs_delegation_grab_inode(delegation);
 			if (inode == NULL) {
 				rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ void nfs_delegation_reap_unclaimed(struct nfs_client *clp)
 						&delegation->flags) == 0)
 				continue;
 			if (!nfs_sb_active(server->super))
-				continue;
+				break; /* continue in outer loop */
 			inode = nfs_delegation_grab_inode(delegation);
 			if (inode == NULL) {
 				rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ void nfs_reap_expired_delegations(struct nfs_client *clp)
 						&delegation->flags) == 0)
 				continue;
 			if (!nfs_sb_active(server->super))
-				continue;
+				break; /* continue in outer loop */
 			inode = nfs_delegation_grab_inode(delegation);
 			if (inode == NULL) {
 				rcu_read_unlock();