diff --git a/fs/nfsd/export.c b/fs/nfsd/export.c
index 0747bb5ffcf1..b0591cd172eb 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/export.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/export.c
@@ -1163,12 +1163,10 @@ exp_pseudoroot(struct auth_domain *clp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	mk_fsid_v1(fsidv, 0);
 
 	exp = exp_find(clp, 1, fsidv, creq);
-	if (IS_ERR(exp) && PTR_ERR(exp) == -EAGAIN)
-		return nfserr_dropit;
+	if (IS_ERR(exp))
+		return nfserrno(PTR_ERR(exp));
 	if (exp == NULL)
 		return nfserr_perm;
-	else if (IS_ERR(exp))
-		return nfserrno(PTR_ERR(exp));
 	rv = fh_compose(fhp, exp, exp->ex_dentry, NULL);
 	exp_put(exp);
 	return rv;