diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index b2f1a9bc9202..b9049a3d7c07 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -2237,11 +2237,12 @@ nfsd4_copy(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 		async_copy->cp_src = kmalloc_obj(*async_copy->cp_src);
 		if (!async_copy->cp_src)
 			goto out_dec_async_copy_err;
-		if (!nfs4_init_copy_state(nn, copy))
-			goto out_dec_async_copy_err;
-		memcpy(&result->cb_stateid, &copy->cp_stateid.cs_stid,
-			sizeof(result->cb_stateid));
 		dup_copy_fields(copy, async_copy);
+
+		if (!nfs4_init_copy_state(nn, async_copy))
+			goto out_dec_async_copy_err;
+		memcpy(&result->cb_stateid, &async_copy->cp_stateid.cs_stid,
+			sizeof(result->cb_stateid));
 		if ((READ_ONCE(copy->nf_dst->nf_file->f_mode) &
 			       FMODE_NOCMTIME) != 0)
 			async_copy->attr_update = true;