diff --git a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/svcauth_gss.c b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/svcauth_gss.c
index 8e8aceb31270..4eb537410cb5 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/svcauth_gss.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/svcauth_gss.c
@@ -1944,6 +1944,8 @@ svcauth_gss_release(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 
 	if (!gsd)
 		goto out;
+	if (rqstp->rq_auth_stat != rpc_auth_ok)
+		goto out;
 	gc = &gsd->clcred;
 	if (gc->gc_proc != RPC_GSS_PROC_DATA)
 		goto out;