diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
index adc4e87a71d2..ec3fceb92236 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
@@ -1076,6 +1076,7 @@ retry:
 		goto open_file;
 
 	nfsd_file_slab_free(&nf->nf_rcu);
+	nf = NULL;
 	if (ret == -EEXIST)
 		goto retry;
 	trace_nfsd_file_insert_err(rqstp, key.inode, may_flags, ret);
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 4e718500a00c..836bd825ca4a 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -5382,6 +5382,7 @@ nfsd4_verify_deleg_dentry(struct nfsd4_open *open, struct nfs4_file *fp,
 	if (err)
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
+	exp_put(exp);
 	dput(child);
 	if (child != file_dentry(fp->fi_deleg_file->nf_file))
 		return -EAGAIN;