diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
index 53e435a95260..ffdb28d86cf8 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
@@ -482,6 +482,16 @@ int nfs40_walk_client_list(struct nfs_client *new,
 
 	spin_lock(&nn->nfs_client_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(pos, &nn->nfs_client_list, cl_share_link) {
+
+		if (pos->rpc_ops != new->rpc_ops)
+			continue;
+
+		if (pos->cl_proto != new->cl_proto)
+			continue;
+
+		if (pos->cl_minorversion != new->cl_minorversion)
+			continue;
+
 		/* If "pos" isn't marked ready, we can't trust the
 		 * remaining fields in "pos" */
 		if (pos->cl_cons_state > NFS_CS_READY) {
@@ -501,15 +511,6 @@ int nfs40_walk_client_list(struct nfs_client *new,
 		if (pos->cl_cons_state != NFS_CS_READY)
 			continue;
 
-		if (pos->rpc_ops != new->rpc_ops)
-			continue;
-
-		if (pos->cl_proto != new->cl_proto)
-			continue;
-
-		if (pos->cl_minorversion != new->cl_minorversion)
-			continue;
-
 		if (pos->cl_clientid != new->cl_clientid)
 			continue;
 
@@ -622,6 +623,16 @@ int nfs41_walk_client_list(struct nfs_client *new,
 
 	spin_lock(&nn->nfs_client_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(pos, &nn->nfs_client_list, cl_share_link) {
+
+		if (pos->rpc_ops != new->rpc_ops)
+			continue;
+
+		if (pos->cl_proto != new->cl_proto)
+			continue;
+
+		if (pos->cl_minorversion != new->cl_minorversion)
+			continue;
+
 		/* If "pos" isn't marked ready, we can't trust the
 		 * remaining fields in "pos", especially the client
 		 * ID and serverowner fields.  Wait for CREATE_SESSION
@@ -647,15 +658,6 @@ int nfs41_walk_client_list(struct nfs_client *new,
 		if (pos->cl_cons_state != NFS_CS_READY)
 			continue;
 
-		if (pos->rpc_ops != new->rpc_ops)
-			continue;
-
-		if (pos->cl_proto != new->cl_proto)
-			continue;
-
-		if (pos->cl_minorversion != new->cl_minorversion)
-			continue;
-
 		if (!nfs4_match_clientids(pos, new))
 			continue;