diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index 2ed14dfd00a2..8256efda3638 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -235,15 +235,15 @@ do_open_lookup(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nfsd4_o
 		 */
 		if (open->op_createmode == NFS4_CREATE_EXCLUSIVE && status == 0)
 			open->op_bmval[1] = (FATTR4_WORD1_TIME_ACCESS |
-						FATTR4_WORD1_TIME_MODIFY);
+							FATTR4_WORD1_TIME_MODIFY);
 	} else {
 		status = nfsd_lookup(rqstp, current_fh,
 				     open->op_fname.data, open->op_fname.len, resfh);
 		fh_unlock(current_fh);
-		if (status)
-			goto out;
-		status = nfsd_check_obj_isreg(resfh);
 	}
+	if (status)
+		goto out;
+	status = nfsd_check_obj_isreg(resfh);
 	if (status)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 296d671654d6..568666156ea4 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ do_nfsd_create(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 		switch (createmode) {
 		case NFS3_CREATE_UNCHECKED:
 			if (! S_ISREG(dchild->d_inode->i_mode))
-				err = nfserr_exist;
+				goto out;
 			else if (truncp) {
 				/* in nfsv4, we need to treat this case a little
 				 * differently.  we don't want to truncate the