diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
index 50349449a4e5..51e2947c21a7 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
@@ -382,10 +382,8 @@ nfsd_file_free(struct nfsd_file *nf)
 	if (nf->nf_mark)
 		nfsd_file_mark_put(nf->nf_mark);
 	if (nf->nf_file) {
-		get_file(nf->nf_file);
-		filp_close(nf->nf_file, NULL);
 		nfsd_file_check_write_error(nf);
-		fput(nf->nf_file);
+		filp_close(nf->nf_file, NULL);
 	}
 
 	/*