diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
index 1eb771d79cca..3e6b3f41ee1f 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsfh.c
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ fh_verify(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, int type, int access)
 		fhp->fh_dentry = dentry;
 		fhp->fh_export = exp;
 		nfsd_nr_verified++;
+		cache_get(&exp->h);
 	} else {
 		/*
 		 * just rechecking permissions
@@ -241,6 +242,7 @@ fh_verify(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, int type, int access)
 		dprintk("nfsd: fh_verify - just checking\n");
 		dentry = fhp->fh_dentry;
 		exp = fhp->fh_export;
+		cache_get(&exp->h);
 		/*
 		 * Set user creds for this exportpoint; necessary even
 		 * in the "just checking" case because this may be a
@@ -252,8 +254,6 @@ fh_verify(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, int type, int access)
 		if (error)
 			goto out;
 	}
-	cache_get(&exp->h);
-
 
 	error = nfsd_mode_check(rqstp, dentry->d_inode->i_mode, type);
 	if (error)