diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 3ba65979a3cd..230d21cb1717 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -1078,6 +1078,18 @@ static struct nfs4_client *alloc_client(struct xdr_netobj name)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	clp->cl_name.len = name.len;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&clp->cl_sessions);
+	idr_init(&clp->cl_stateids);
+	atomic_set(&clp->cl_refcount, 0);
+	clp->cl_cb_state = NFSD4_CB_UNKNOWN;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&clp->cl_idhash);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&clp->cl_openowners);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&clp->cl_delegations);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&clp->cl_lru);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&clp->cl_callbacks);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&clp->cl_revoked);
+	spin_lock_init(&clp->cl_lock);
+	rpc_init_wait_queue(&clp->cl_cb_waitq, "Backchannel slot table");
 	return clp;
 }
 
@@ -1347,7 +1359,6 @@ static struct nfs4_client *create_client(struct xdr_netobj name,
 	if (clp == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&clp->cl_sessions);
 	ret = copy_cred(&clp->cl_cred, &rqstp->rq_cred);
 	if (ret) {
 		spin_lock(&nn->client_lock);
@@ -1355,20 +1366,9 @@ static struct nfs4_client *create_client(struct xdr_netobj name,
 		spin_unlock(&nn->client_lock);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	idr_init(&clp->cl_stateids);
-	atomic_set(&clp->cl_refcount, 0);
-	clp->cl_cb_state = NFSD4_CB_UNKNOWN;
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&clp->cl_idhash);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&clp->cl_openowners);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&clp->cl_delegations);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&clp->cl_lru);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&clp->cl_callbacks);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&clp->cl_revoked);
-	spin_lock_init(&clp->cl_lock);
 	nfsd4_init_callback(&clp->cl_cb_null);
 	clp->cl_time = get_seconds();
 	clear_bit(0, &clp->cl_cb_slot_busy);
-	rpc_init_wait_queue(&clp->cl_cb_waitq, "Backchannel slot table");
 	copy_verf(clp, verf);
 	rpc_copy_addr((struct sockaddr *) &clp->cl_addr, sa);
 	gen_confirm(clp);