diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4layouts.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4layouts.c
index c550b83f4432..f34320e4c2f4 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4layouts.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4layouts.c
@@ -253,10 +253,12 @@ nfsd4_alloc_layout_stateid(struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 		ls->ls_file = find_any_file(fp);
 	BUG_ON(!ls->ls_file);
 
+	ls->ls_fenced = false;
+	ls->ls_fence_delay = 0;
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ls->ls_fence_work, nfsd4_layout_fence_worker);
+
 	if (nfsd4_layout_setlease(ls)) {
-		nfsd_file_put(ls->ls_file);
-		put_nfs4_file(fp);
-		kmem_cache_free(nfs4_layout_stateid_cache, ls);
+		nfs4_put_stid(stp);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -269,10 +271,6 @@ nfsd4_alloc_layout_stateid(struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	list_add(&ls->ls_perfile, &fp->fi_lo_states);
 	spin_unlock(&fp->fi_lock);
 
-	ls->ls_fenced = false;
-	ls->ls_fence_delay = 0;
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ls->ls_fence_work, nfsd4_layout_fence_worker);
-
 	trace_nfsd_layoutstate_alloc(&ls->ls_stid.sc_stateid);
 	return ls;
 }