diff --git a/fs/lockd/svclock.c b/fs/lockd/svclock.c
index 51a0dea0ae8a..b8f86b73a85d 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/svclock.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/svclock.c
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ nlmsvc_create_block(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nlm_host *host,
 	struct nlm_block	*block;
 	struct nlm_rqst		*call = NULL;
 
+	nlm_get_host(host);
 	call = nlm_alloc_call(host);
 	if (call == NULL)
 		return NULL;
@@ -380,8 +381,7 @@ nlmsvc_lock(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nlm_file *file,
 	 */
 	block = nlmsvc_lookup_block(file, lock);
 	if (block == NULL) {
-		block = nlmsvc_create_block(rqstp, nlm_get_host(host), file,
-					    lock, cookie);
+		block = nlmsvc_create_block(rqstp, host, file, lock, cookie);
 		ret = nlm_lck_denied_nolocks;
 		if (block == NULL)
 			goto out;
@@ -476,7 +476,6 @@ nlmsvc_testlock(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nlm_file *file,
 
 		if (conf == NULL)
 			return nlm_granted;
-		nlm_get_host(host);
 		block = nlmsvc_create_block(rqstp, host, file, lock, cookie);
 		if (block == NULL) {
 			kfree(conf);