diff --git a/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c
index c24626537a7d..e913039133a9 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c
@@ -431,11 +431,6 @@ int rpcb_register(u32 prog, u32 vers, int prot, unsigned short port)
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
 		.rpc_argp	= &map,
 	};
-	int error;
-
-	error = rpcb_create_local();
-	if (error)
-		return error;
 
 	dprintk("RPC:       %sregistering (%u, %u, %d, %u) with local "
 			"rpcbind\n", (port ? "" : "un"),
@@ -571,11 +566,7 @@ int rpcb_v4_register(const u32 program, const u32 version,
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
 		.rpc_argp	= &map,
 	};
-	int error;
 
-	error = rpcb_create_local();
-	if (error)
-		return error;
 	if (rpcb_local_clnt4 == NULL)
 		return -EPROTONOSUPPORT;