diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
index 817a1e523969..4b921a926994 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
@@ -905,6 +905,12 @@ static void xs_tcp_close(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 		xs_tcp_shutdown(xprt);
 }
 
+static void xs_xprt_free(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
+{
+	xs_free_peer_addresses(xprt);
+	xprt_free(xprt);
+}
+
 /**
  * xs_destroy - prepare to shutdown a transport
  * @xprt: doomed transport
@@ -915,8 +921,7 @@ static void xs_destroy(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 	dprintk("RPC:       xs_destroy xprt %p\n", xprt);
 
 	xs_close(xprt);
-	xs_free_peer_addresses(xprt);
-	xprt_free(xprt);
+	xs_xprt_free(xprt);
 	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 }
 
@@ -2740,7 +2745,7 @@ static struct rpc_xprt *xs_setup_local(struct xprt_create *args)
 		return xprt;
 	ret = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 out_err:
-	xprt_free(xprt);
+	xs_xprt_free(xprt);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2818,7 +2823,7 @@ static struct rpc_xprt *xs_setup_udp(struct xprt_create *args)
 		return xprt;
 	ret = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 out_err:
-	xprt_free(xprt);
+	xs_xprt_free(xprt);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2893,12 +2898,11 @@ static struct rpc_xprt *xs_setup_tcp(struct xprt_create *args)
 				xprt->address_strings[RPC_DISPLAY_ADDR],
 				xprt->address_strings[RPC_DISPLAY_PROTO]);
 
-
 	if (try_module_get(THIS_MODULE))
 		return xprt;
 	ret = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 out_err:
-	xprt_free(xprt);
+	xs_xprt_free(xprt);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2981,13 +2985,12 @@ static struct rpc_xprt *xs_setup_bc_tcp(struct xprt_create *args)
 	 */
 	xprt_set_connected(xprt);
 
-
 	if (try_module_get(THIS_MODULE))
 		return xprt;
 	xprt_put(xprt);
 	ret = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 out_err:
-	xprt_free(xprt);
+	xs_xprt_free(xprt);
 	return ret;
 }