diff --git a/fs/nfs/delegation.c b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
index 816e1427f17e..04bf8066980c 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/delegation.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
@@ -1011,22 +1011,24 @@ nfs_delegation_find_inode_server(struct nfs_server *server,
 				 const struct nfs_fh *fhandle)
 {
 	struct nfs_delegation *delegation;
-	struct inode *freeme, *res = NULL;
+	struct super_block *freeme = NULL;
+	struct inode *res = NULL;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(delegation, &server->delegations, super_list) {
 		spin_lock(&delegation->lock);
 		if (delegation->inode != NULL &&
 		    !test_bit(NFS_DELEGATION_REVOKED, &delegation->flags) &&
 		    nfs_compare_fh(fhandle, &NFS_I(delegation->inode)->fh) == 0) {
-			freeme = igrab(delegation->inode);
-			if (freeme && nfs_sb_active(freeme->i_sb))
-				res = freeme;
+			if (nfs_sb_active(server->super)) {
+				freeme = server->super;
+				res = igrab(delegation->inode);
+			}
 			spin_unlock(&delegation->lock);
 			if (res != NULL)
 				return res;
 			if (freeme) {
 				rcu_read_unlock();
-				iput(freeme);
+				nfs_sb_deactive(freeme);
 				rcu_read_lock();
 			}
 			return ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);