diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
index b08ae85d53ef..49fd77c8f98d 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
@@ -615,13 +615,14 @@ int nfsd_create_serv(struct net *net)
 	serv = svc_create_pooled(nfsd_programs, ARRAY_SIZE(nfsd_programs),
 				 &nn->nfsd_svcstats,
 				 nfsd_max_blksize, nfsd);
-	if (serv == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
+	if (serv == NULL) {
+		error = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_percpu;
+	}
 	error = svc_bind(serv, net);
 	if (error < 0) {
 		svc_destroy(&serv);
-		return error;
+		goto err_percpu;
 	}
 	spin_lock(&nfsd_notifier_lock);
 	nn->nfsd_serv = serv;
@@ -636,6 +637,9 @@ int nfsd_create_serv(struct net *net)
 	}
 	nfsd_reset_write_verifier(nn);
 	return 0;
+err_percpu:
+	percpu_ref_exit(&nn->nfsd_net_ref);
+	return error;
 }
 
 int nfsd_nrpools(struct net *net)