diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index c3f57cf14a63..7eea63cada1d 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -444,27 +444,28 @@ nfsd_setattr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct iattr *iap,
 
 	iap->ia_valid |= ATTR_CTIME;
 
-	err = nfserr_notsync;
-	if (!check_guard || guardtime == inode->i_ctime.tv_sec) {
-		host_err = nfsd_break_lease(inode);
-		if (host_err)
-			goto out_nfserr;
-		fh_lock(fhp);
-
-		host_err = notify_change(dentry, iap, NULL);
-		err = nfserrno(host_err);
-		fh_unlock(fhp);
+	if (check_guard && guardtime != inode->i_ctime.tv_sec) {
+		err = nfserr_notsync;
+		goto out_put_write_access;
 	}
+
+	host_err = nfsd_break_lease(inode);
+	if (host_err)
+		goto out_put_write_access_nfserror;
+
+	fh_lock(fhp);
+	host_err = notify_change(dentry, iap, NULL);
+	fh_unlock(fhp);
+
+out_put_write_access_nfserror:
+	err = nfserrno(host_err);
+out_put_write_access:
 	if (size_change)
 		put_write_access(inode);
 	if (!err)
 		commit_metadata(fhp);
 out:
 	return err;
-
-out_nfserr:
-	err = nfserrno(host_err);
-	goto out;
 }
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_NFSD_V2_ACL) || \