diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index 8428b4edeb80..f1ecbb13f642 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -296,14 +296,15 @@ static ssize_t write_unlock_fs(struct file *file, char *buf, size_t size)
 	 * 2.  Is that directory a mount point, or
 	 * 3.  Is that directory the root of an exported file system?
 	 */
-	nfsd4_cancel_copy_by_sb(netns(file), path.dentry->d_sb);
 	error = nlmsvc_unlock_all_by_sb(path.dentry->d_sb);
 	mutex_lock(&nfsd_mutex);
 	nn = net_generic(netns(file), nfsd_net_id);
-	if (nn->nfsd_serv)
+	if (nn->nfsd_serv) {
+		nfsd4_cancel_copy_by_sb(netns(file), path.dentry->d_sb);
 		nfsd4_revoke_states(nn, path.dentry->d_sb);
-	else
+	} else {
 		error = -EINVAL;
+	}
 	mutex_unlock(&nfsd_mutex);
 
 	path_put(&path);