diff --git a/fs/nfs/client.c b/fs/nfs/client.c
index 7555ba889d1f..ebecfb8fba06 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/client.c
@@ -314,7 +314,8 @@ static struct nfs_client *nfs_match_client(const struct nfs_client_initdata *dat
 		/* Match the full socket address */
 		if (!rpc_cmp_addr_port(sap, clap))
 			/* Match all xprt_switch full socket addresses */
-			if (!rpc_clnt_xprt_switch_has_addr(clp->cl_rpcclient,
+			if (IS_ERR(clp->cl_rpcclient) ||
+                            !rpc_clnt_xprt_switch_has_addr(clp->cl_rpcclient,
 							   sap))
 				continue;