diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h b/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
index 75fe646c28ab..4a9c53e0793c 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ extern ssize_t nfs4_listxattr(struct dentry *, char *, size_t);
 extern int nfs4_map_errors(int err);
 extern int nfs4_proc_setclientid(struct nfs4_client *, u32, unsigned short);
 extern int nfs4_proc_setclientid_confirm(struct nfs4_client *);
-extern int nfs4_proc_async_renew(struct nfs4_client *);
-extern int nfs4_proc_renew(struct nfs4_client *);
+extern int nfs4_proc_async_renew(struct nfs4_client *, struct rpc_cred *);
+extern int nfs4_proc_renew(struct nfs4_client *, struct rpc_cred *);
 extern int nfs4_do_close(struct inode *inode, struct nfs4_state *state);
 extern struct dentry *nfs4_atomic_open(struct inode *, struct dentry *, struct nameidata *);
 extern int nfs4_open_revalidate(struct inode *, struct dentry *, int, struct nameidata *);
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ extern struct nfs4_client *nfs4_get_client(struct in_addr *);
 extern void nfs4_put_client(struct nfs4_client *clp);
 extern int nfs4_init_client(struct nfs4_client *clp);
 extern struct nfs4_client *nfs4_find_client(struct in_addr *);
+struct rpc_cred *nfs4_get_renew_cred(struct nfs4_client *clp);
 extern u32 nfs4_alloc_lockowner_id(struct nfs4_client *);
 
 extern struct nfs4_state_owner * nfs4_get_state_owner(struct nfs_server *, struct rpc_cred *);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index cc33a1c32cfb..e38401931291 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -850,9 +850,14 @@ static int _nfs4_open_delegated(struct inode *inode, int flags, struct rpc_cred
 	int open_flags = flags & (FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
 	int err;
 
+	err = -ENOMEM;
+	if (!(sp = nfs4_get_state_owner(server, cred))) {
+		dprintk("%s: nfs4_get_state_owner failed!\n", __FUNCTION__);
+		return err;
+	}
 	err = nfs4_recover_expired_lease(server);
 	if (err != 0)
-		return err;
+		goto out_put_state_owner;
 	/* Protect against reboot recovery - NOTE ORDER! */
 	down_read(&clp->cl_sem);
 	/* Protect against delegation recall */
@@ -862,10 +867,6 @@ static int _nfs4_open_delegated(struct inode *inode, int flags, struct rpc_cred
 	if (delegation == NULL || (delegation->type & open_flags) != open_flags)
 		goto out_err;
 	err = -ENOMEM;
-	if (!(sp = nfs4_get_state_owner(server, cred))) {
-		dprintk("%s: nfs4_get_state_owner failed!\n", __FUNCTION__);
-		goto out_err;
-	}
 	state = nfs4_get_open_state(inode, sp);
 	if (state == NULL)
 		goto out_err;
@@ -877,13 +878,13 @@ static int _nfs4_open_delegated(struct inode *inode, int flags, struct rpc_cred
 		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 		goto out_ok;
 	} else if (state->state != 0)
-		goto out_err;
+		goto out_put_open_state;
 
 	lock_kernel();
 	err = _nfs4_do_access(inode, cred, open_flags);
 	unlock_kernel();
 	if (err != 0)
-		goto out_err;
+		goto out_put_open_state;
 	set_bit(NFS_DELEGATED_STATE, &state->flags);
 	update_open_stateid(state, &delegation->stateid, open_flags);
 out_ok:
@@ -891,17 +892,16 @@ out_ok:
 	up_read(&nfsi->rwsem);
 	up_read(&clp->cl_sem);
 	*res = state;
-	return 0; 
+	return 0;
+out_put_open_state:
+	nfs4_put_open_state(state);
 out_err:
-	if (sp != NULL) {
-		if (state != NULL)
-			nfs4_put_open_state(state);
-		nfs4_put_state_owner(sp);
-	}
 	up_read(&nfsi->rwsem);
 	up_read(&clp->cl_sem);
 	if (err != -EACCES)
 		nfs_inode_return_delegation(inode);
+out_put_state_owner:
+	nfs4_put_state_owner(sp);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ static int _nfs4_do_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int flags, st
 	}
 	status = nfs4_recover_expired_lease(server);
 	if (status != 0)
-		goto out_err;
+		goto err_put_state_owner;
 	down_read(&clp->cl_sem);
 	status = -ENOMEM;
 	opendata = nfs4_opendata_alloc(dentry, sp, flags, sattr);
@@ -2518,26 +2518,24 @@ static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs4_renew_ops = {
 	.rpc_call_done = nfs4_renew_done,
 };
 
-int
-nfs4_proc_async_renew(struct nfs4_client *clp)
+int nfs4_proc_async_renew(struct nfs4_client *clp, struct rpc_cred *cred)
 {
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
 		.rpc_proc	= &nfs4_procedures[NFSPROC4_CLNT_RENEW],
 		.rpc_argp	= clp,
-		.rpc_cred	= clp->cl_cred,
+		.rpc_cred	= cred,
 	};
 
 	return rpc_call_async(clp->cl_rpcclient, &msg, RPC_TASK_SOFT,
 			&nfs4_renew_ops, (void *)jiffies);
 }
 
-int
-nfs4_proc_renew(struct nfs4_client *clp)
+int nfs4_proc_renew(struct nfs4_client *clp, struct rpc_cred *cred)
 {
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
 		.rpc_proc	= &nfs4_procedures[NFSPROC4_CLNT_RENEW],
 		.rpc_argp	= clp,
-		.rpc_cred	= clp->cl_cred,
+		.rpc_cred	= cred,
 	};
 	unsigned long now = jiffies;
 	int status;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4renewd.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4renewd.c
index f62c2f7a4ffb..5d764d8e6d8a 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4renewd.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4renewd.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ void
 nfs4_renew_state(void *data)
 {
 	struct nfs4_client *clp = (struct nfs4_client *)data;
+	struct rpc_cred *cred;
 	long lease, timeout;
 	unsigned long last, now;
 
@@ -77,7 +78,8 @@ nfs4_renew_state(void *data)
 	timeout = (2 * lease) / 3 + (long)last - (long)now;
 	/* Are we close to a lease timeout? */
 	if (time_after(now, last + lease/3)) {
-		if (list_empty(&clp->cl_state_owners)) {
+		cred = nfs4_get_renew_cred(clp);
+		if (cred == NULL) {
 			set_bit(NFS4CLNT_LEASE_EXPIRED, &clp->cl_state);
 			spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
 			nfs_expire_all_delegations(clp);
@@ -85,7 +87,8 @@ nfs4_renew_state(void *data)
 		}
 		spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
 		/* Queue an asynchronous RENEW. */
-		nfs4_proc_async_renew(clp);
+		nfs4_proc_async_renew(clp, cred);
+		put_rpccred(cred);
 		timeout = (2 * lease) / 3;
 		spin_lock(&clp->cl_lock);
 	} else
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
index f2148376f1a7..18f6ed1a0b54 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
@@ -232,6 +232,20 @@ nfs4_client_grab_unused(struct nfs4_client *clp, struct rpc_cred *cred)
 	return sp;
 }
 
+struct rpc_cred *nfs4_get_renew_cred(struct nfs4_client *clp)
+{
+	struct nfs4_state_owner *sp;
+	struct rpc_cred *cred = NULL;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(sp, &clp->cl_state_owners, so_list) {
+		if (list_empty(&sp->so_states))
+			continue;
+		cred = get_rpccred(sp->so_cred);
+		break;
+	}
+	return cred;
+}
+
 static struct nfs4_state_owner *
 nfs4_find_state_owner(struct nfs4_client *clp, struct rpc_cred *cred)
 {
@@ -899,7 +913,7 @@ static int reclaimer(void *ptr)
 	if (list_empty(&clp->cl_superblocks))
 		goto out;
 restart_loop:
-	status = nfs4_proc_renew(clp);
+	status = nfs4_proc_renew(clp, clp->cl_cred);
 	switch (status) {
 		case 0:
 		case -NFS4ERR_CB_PATH_DOWN: