diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index 5fd1ce3fc8fb..d32f2dfd148f 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -1845,10 +1845,8 @@ nfsd4_copy(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 		refcount_set(&async_copy->refcount, 1);
 		/* Arbitrary cap on number of pending async copy operations */
 		if (atomic_inc_return(&nn->pending_async_copies) >
-				(int)rqstp->rq_pool->sp_nrthreads) {
-			atomic_dec(&nn->pending_async_copies);
+				(int)rqstp->rq_pool->sp_nrthreads)
 			goto out_err;
-		}
 		async_copy->cp_src = kmalloc(sizeof(*async_copy->cp_src), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!async_copy->cp_src)
 			goto out_err;