diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 6bcdecd61125..0fc1b0cdda98 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -356,6 +356,9 @@ int nfs4_handle_exception(struct nfs_server *server, int errorcode, struct nfs4_
 		case 0:
 			return 0;
 		case -NFS4ERR_OPENMODE:
+		case -NFS4ERR_DELEG_REVOKED:
+		case -NFS4ERR_ADMIN_REVOKED:
+		case -NFS4ERR_BAD_STATEID:
 			if (inode && nfs4_have_delegation(inode, FMODE_READ)) {
 				nfs4_inode_return_delegation(inode);
 				exception->retry = 1;
@@ -367,21 +370,6 @@ int nfs4_handle_exception(struct nfs_server *server, int errorcode, struct nfs4_
 			if (ret < 0)
 				break;
 			goto wait_on_recovery;
-		case -NFS4ERR_DELEG_REVOKED:
-		case -NFS4ERR_ADMIN_REVOKED:
-		case -NFS4ERR_BAD_STATEID:
-			if (state == NULL) {
-				if (inode && nfs4_have_delegation(inode,
-						FMODE_READ)) {
-					nfs4_inode_return_delegation(inode);
-					exception->retry = 1;
-				}
-				break;
-			}
-			ret = nfs4_schedule_stateid_recovery(server, state);
-			if (ret < 0)
-				break;
-			goto wait_on_recovery;
 		case -NFS4ERR_EXPIRED:
 			if (state != NULL) {
 				ret = nfs4_schedule_stateid_recovery(server, state);