diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
index 2540b35ec1870..9bab3e9c702a4 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
@@ -2753,5 +2753,6 @@ static int nfs4_run_state_manager(void *ptr)
 		goto again;
 
 	nfs_put_client(clp);
+	module_put_and_kthread_exit(0);
 	return 0;
 }