diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
index d7a4d7b37448..a631ea61f76a 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
@@ -292,10 +292,9 @@ int nfsd_create_serv(void)
 	nfsd_serv = svc_create_pooled(&nfsd_program, nfsd_max_blksize,
 				      nfsd_last_thread, nfsd, THIS_MODULE);
 	if (nfsd_serv == NULL)
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-	else
-		set_max_drc();
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	set_max_drc();
 	do_gettimeofday(&nfssvc_boot);		/* record boot time */
 	return err;
 }