diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index 79956948ae9d..2fe88ea79a70 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -1862,13 +1862,13 @@ call_refreshresult(struct rpc_task *task)
 		fallthrough;
 	case -EAGAIN:
 		status = -EACCES;
-		fallthrough;
-	case -EKEYEXPIRED:
 		if (!task->tk_cred_retry)
 			break;
 		task->tk_cred_retry--;
 		trace_rpc_retry_refresh_status(task);
 		return;
+	case -EKEYEXPIRED:
+		break;
 	case -ENOMEM:
 		rpc_delay(task, HZ >> 4);
 		return;