diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 08e5cafa0288..2e5cd1c644f6 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 2786cc3a056e642809a348d9b1e6a857b9d23d25
+refs/heads/master: ea236d0704b9b9e7742b107313bbdddbba62724a
diff --git a/trunk/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/trunk/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index aca84c942595..f372a6edef34 100644
--- a/trunk/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/trunk/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -1556,6 +1556,14 @@ nfsd4_exchange_id(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 			status = nfserr_clid_inuse; /* XXX: ? */
 			goto out;
 		}
+		if (!same_creds(&conf->cl_cred, &rqstp->rq_cred)) {
+			/* 18.35.4 case 9 */
+			if (exid->flags & EXCHGID4_FLAG_UPD_CONFIRMED_REC_A)
+				status = nfserr_perm;
+			else /* case 3 */
+				status = nfserr_clid_inuse;
+			goto out;
+		}
 		if (!same_verf(&verf, &conf->cl_verifier)) {
 			/* 18.35.4 case 8 */
 			if (exid->flags & EXCHGID4_FLAG_UPD_CONFIRMED_REC_A) {
@@ -1566,15 +1574,6 @@ nfsd4_exchange_id(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 			expire_client(conf);
 			goto out_new;
 		}
-		if (!same_creds(&conf->cl_cred, &rqstp->rq_cred)) {
-			/* 18.35.4 case 9 */
-			if (exid->flags & EXCHGID4_FLAG_UPD_CONFIRMED_REC_A) {
-				status = nfserr_perm;
-				goto out;
-			}
-			expire_client(conf);
-			goto out_new;
-		}
 		/*
 		 * Set bit when the owner id and verifier map to an already
 		 * confirmed client id (18.35.3).