diff --git a/fs/nfsd/auth.c b/fs/nfsd/auth.c
index b860d3484cd7..5573508f707f 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/auth.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/auth.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ int nfsd_setuser(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_export *exp)
 		new->cap_effective = cap_raise_nfsd_set(new->cap_effective,
 							new->cap_permitted);
 	put_cred(override_creds(new));
+	put_cred(new);
 	return 0;
 
 oom: