diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c b/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
index 95293f549e9c..a1951dcc5776 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
@@ -1183,7 +1183,11 @@ int svc_addsock(struct svc_serv *serv,
 	else if (so->state > SS_UNCONNECTED)
 		err = -EISCONN;
 	else {
-		svsk = svc_setup_socket(serv, so, &err, SVC_SOCK_DEFAULTS);
+		if (!try_module_get(THIS_MODULE))
+			err = -ENOENT;
+		else
+			svsk = svc_setup_socket(serv, so, &err,
+						SVC_SOCK_DEFAULTS);
 		if (svsk) {
 			struct sockaddr_storage addr;
 			struct sockaddr *sin = (struct sockaddr *)&addr;
@@ -1196,7 +1200,8 @@ int svc_addsock(struct svc_serv *serv,
 			spin_unlock_bh(&serv->sv_lock);
 			svc_xprt_received(&svsk->sk_xprt);
 			err = 0;
-		}
+		} else
+			module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 	}
 	if (err) {
 		sockfd_put(so);