diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index 19c9983d53607483cce29654b8e589dca6da539d..8c7b5433022a24a33afdb8c5add46725a15b2850 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -556,26 +556,16 @@ static const struct rpc_call_ops rpc_default_ops = {
  */
 struct rpc_task *rpc_run_task(const struct rpc_task_setup *task_setup_data)
 {
-	struct rpc_task *task, *ret;
+	struct rpc_task *task;
 
 	task = rpc_new_task(task_setup_data);
-	if (task == NULL) {
-		rpc_release_calldata(task_setup_data->callback_ops,
-				task_setup_data->callback_data);
-		ret = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	if (IS_ERR(task))
 		goto out;
-	}
 
-	if (task->tk_status != 0) {
-		ret = ERR_PTR(task->tk_status);
-		rpc_put_task(task);
-		goto out;
-	}
 	atomic_inc(&task->tk_count);
 	rpc_execute(task);
-	ret = task;
 out:
-	return ret;
+	return task;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rpc_run_task);
 
@@ -657,9 +647,8 @@ struct rpc_task *rpc_run_bc_task(struct rpc_rqst *req,
 	 * Create an rpc_task to send the data
 	 */
 	task = rpc_new_task(&task_setup_data);
-	if (!task) {
+	if (IS_ERR(task)) {
 		xprt_free_bc_request(req);
-		task = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 		goto out;
 	}
 	task->tk_rqstp = req;
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/sched.c b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
index aae6907fd546916317e69615dc1cb5e8040259c4..c8979ce5d88ae3fc7bd5554bc89c5697b1dfc549 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/sched.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
@@ -856,16 +856,23 @@ struct rpc_task *rpc_new_task(const struct rpc_task_setup *setup_data)
 
 	if (task == NULL) {
 		task = rpc_alloc_task();
-		if (task == NULL)
-			goto out;
+		if (task == NULL) {
+			rpc_release_calldata(setup_data->callback_ops,
+					setup_data->callback_data);
+			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		}
 		flags = RPC_TASK_DYNAMIC;
 	}
 
 	rpc_init_task(task, setup_data);
+	if (task->tk_status < 0) {
+		int err = task->tk_status;
+		rpc_put_task(task);
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
+	}
 
 	task->tk_flags |= flags;
 	dprintk("RPC:       allocated task %p\n", task);
-out:
 	return task;
 }