diff --git a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c
index b8561597f0c8..cb19c9ded1fa 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/auth_gss.c
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ gss_destroying_context(struct rpc_cred *cred)
 	struct rpc_task *task;
 
 	if (gss_cred->gc_ctx == NULL ||
-	    test_and_clear_bit(RPCAUTH_CRED_UPTODATE, &cred->cr_flags) == 0)
+	    test_bit(RPCAUTH_CRED_UPTODATE, &cred->cr_flags) == 0)
 		return 0;
 
 	gss_cred->gc_ctx->gc_proc = RPC_GSS_PROC_DESTROY;
@@ -757,14 +757,12 @@ gss_free_cred_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 }
 
 static void
-gss_destroy_cred(struct rpc_cred *cred)
+gss_destroy_nullcred(struct rpc_cred *cred)
 {
 	struct gss_cred *gss_cred = container_of(cred, struct gss_cred, gc_base);
 	struct gss_auth *gss_auth = container_of(cred->cr_auth, struct gss_auth, rpc_auth);
 	struct gss_cl_ctx *ctx = gss_cred->gc_ctx;
 
-	if (gss_destroying_context(cred))
-		return;
 	rcu_assign_pointer(gss_cred->gc_ctx, NULL);
 	call_rcu(&cred->cr_rcu, gss_free_cred_callback);
 	if (ctx)
@@ -772,6 +770,15 @@ gss_destroy_cred(struct rpc_cred *cred)
 	kref_put(&gss_auth->kref, gss_free_callback);
 }
 
+static void
+gss_destroy_cred(struct rpc_cred *cred)
+{
+
+	if (gss_destroying_context(cred))
+		return;
+	gss_destroy_nullcred(cred);
+}
+
 /*
  * Lookup RPCSEC_GSS cred for the current process
  */
@@ -1324,7 +1331,7 @@ static const struct rpc_credops gss_credops = {
 
 static const struct rpc_credops gss_nullops = {
 	.cr_name	= "AUTH_GSS",
-	.crdestroy	= gss_destroy_cred,
+	.crdestroy	= gss_destroy_nullcred,
 	.crbind		= rpcauth_generic_bind_cred,
 	.crmatch	= gss_match,
 	.crmarshal	= gss_marshal,