diff --git a/fs/nfs/delegation.c b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
index a1f0685b42ff7d2e42eed249e178ecdbbee7befc..2e37d8315d9207ee2ec527dea5948a525738e245 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/delegation.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ void nfs_inode_reclaim_delegation(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred,
 			clear_bit(NFS_DELEGATION_NEED_RECLAIM,
 				  &delegation->flags);
 			spin_unlock(&delegation->lock);
-			put_rpccred(oldcred);
 			rcu_read_unlock();
+			put_rpccred(oldcred);
 			trace_nfs4_reclaim_delegation(inode, res->delegation_type);
 		} else {
 			/* We appear to have raced with a delegation return. */