diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
index b53bcf40e2a7..ea680f619438 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
@@ -733,9 +733,9 @@ nfs4_get_open_state(struct inode *inode, struct nfs4_state_owner *owner)
 		state = new;
 		state->owner = owner;
 		atomic_inc(&owner->so_count);
-		list_add_rcu(&state->inode_states, &nfsi->open_states);
 		ihold(inode);
 		state->inode = inode;
+		list_add_rcu(&state->inode_states, &nfsi->open_states);
 		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 		/* Note: The reclaim code dictates that we add stateless
 		 * and read-only stateids to the end of the list */