diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
index 9679f47493640d..834b875900d62a 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
@@ -1488,9 +1488,9 @@ static int nfs4_reclaim_open_state(struct nfs4_state_owner *sp, const struct nfs
 					}
 					spin_unlock(&state->state_lock);
 				}
-				nfs4_put_open_state(state);
 				clear_bit(NFS_STATE_RECLAIM_NOGRACE,
 					&state->flags);
+				nfs4_put_open_state(state);
 				spin_lock(&sp->so_lock);
 				goto restart;
 			}