diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index d2f2c37dc2dbd2649399fe2ddad4032a5025d337..cf29d1a698b35d3fc6a0fe210953a68e2de99acc 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -3221,7 +3221,7 @@ alloc_init_open_stateowner(unsigned int strhashval, struct nfsd4_open *open,
 	} else
 		nfs4_free_openowner(&oo->oo_owner);
 	spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
-	return oo;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void init_open_stateid(struct nfs4_ol_stateid *stp, struct nfs4_file *fp, struct nfsd4_open *open) {