diff --git a/net/sunrpc/auth.c b/net/sunrpc/auth.c
index a045a1253d49652b17076dc87fbbfd447bf63a6c..cb216b2df666dc260b79a0d0f2259ac123d5fabf 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/auth.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/auth.c
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ put_rpccred(struct rpc_cred *cred)
 	}
 	if (test_bit(RPCAUTH_CRED_UPTODATE, &cred->cr_flags) == 0)
 		rpcauth_unhash_cred(cred);
-	else if (test_bit(RPCAUTH_CRED_HASHED, &cred->cr_flags) != 0) {
+	if (test_bit(RPCAUTH_CRED_HASHED, &cred->cr_flags) != 0) {
 		cred->cr_expire = jiffies;
 		list_add_tail(&cred->cr_lru, &cred_unused);
 		number_cred_unused++;