diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfscache.c b/fs/nfsd/nfscache.c
index 154468ceccdc..18f8556d33dd 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfscache.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfscache.c
@@ -200,14 +200,14 @@ int nfsd_reply_cache_init(struct nfsd_net *nn)
 	nn->nfsd_reply_cache_shrinker->seeks = 1;
 	nn->nfsd_reply_cache_shrinker->private_data = nn;
 
-	shrinker_register(nn->nfsd_reply_cache_shrinker);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < hashsize; i++) {
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nn->drc_hashtbl[i].lru_head);
 		spin_lock_init(&nn->drc_hashtbl[i].cache_lock);
 	}
 	nn->drc_hashsize = hashsize;
 
+	shrinker_register(nn->nfsd_reply_cache_shrinker);
+
 	return 0;
 out_shrinker:
 	kvfree(nn->drc_hashtbl);