diff --git a/fs/nfs/callback.c b/fs/nfs/callback.c
index 682529c00996..6d27d7215a21 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/callback.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/callback.c
@@ -162,10 +162,6 @@ nfs41_callback_up(struct svc_serv *serv)
 	spin_lock_init(&serv->sv_cb_lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&serv->sv_cb_waitq);
 	rqstp = svc_prepare_thread(serv, &serv->sv_pools[0], NUMA_NO_NODE);
-	if (IS_ERR(rqstp)) {
-		svc_xprt_put(serv->sv_bc_xprt);
-		serv->sv_bc_xprt = NULL;
-	}
 	dprintk("--> %s return %d\n", __func__, PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(rqstp));
 	return rqstp;
 }