diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs42proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs42proc.c
index 32129446beca..ca878d021fab 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs42proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs42proc.c
@@ -591,8 +591,10 @@ static int _nfs42_proc_copy_notify(struct file *src, struct file *dst,
 
 	ctx = get_nfs_open_context(nfs_file_open_context(src));
 	l_ctx = nfs_get_lock_context(ctx);
-	if (IS_ERR(l_ctx))
-		return PTR_ERR(l_ctx);
+	if (IS_ERR(l_ctx)) {
+		status = PTR_ERR(l_ctx);
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	status = nfs4_set_rw_stateid(&args->cna_src_stateid, ctx, l_ctx,
 				     FMODE_READ);
@@ -600,7 +602,7 @@ static int _nfs42_proc_copy_notify(struct file *src, struct file *dst,
 	if (status) {
 		if (status == -EAGAIN)
 			status = -NFS4ERR_BAD_STATEID;
-		return status;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	status = nfs4_call_sync(src_server->client, src_server, &msg,
@@ -609,6 +611,7 @@ static int _nfs42_proc_copy_notify(struct file *src, struct file *dst,
 	if (status == -ENOTSUPP)
 		src_server->caps &= ~NFS_CAP_COPY_NOTIFY;
 
+out:
 	put_nfs_open_context(nfs_file_open_context(src));
 	return status;
 }