if (!list_empty(&clp->cl_unused)) {
                sp = list_entry(clp->cl_unused.next, struct nfs4_state_owner, so_list);
                atomic_inc(&sp->so_count);
-               sp->so_cred = cred;
+               sp->so_cred = get_rpccred(cred);
                list_move(&sp->so_list, &clp->cl_state_owners);
                clp->cl_nunused--;
        }
        struct nfs_client *clp = server->nfs_client;
        struct nfs4_state_owner *sp, *new;
 
-       get_rpccred(cred);
        new = nfs4_alloc_state_owner();
        spin_lock(&clp->cl_lock);
        sp = nfs4_find_state_owner(clp, cred);
                list_add(&new->so_list, &clp->cl_state_owners);
                new->so_client = clp;
                new->so_id = nfs4_alloc_lockowner_id(clp);
-               new->so_cred = cred;
+               new->so_cred = get_rpccred(cred);
                sp = new;
                new = NULL;
        }
        kfree(new);
        if (sp != NULL)
                return sp;
-       put_rpccred(cred);
        return NULL;
 }