struct nfs4_slot *slot;
 
        if (nfs4_slot_tbl_draining(tbl) && !args->sa_privileged)
-               goto out_sleep;
+               return -EAGAIN;
 
        slot = nfs4_alloc_slot(tbl);
        if (IS_ERR(slot)) {
                if (slot == ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM))
                        task->tk_timeout = HZ >> 2;
-               goto out_sleep;
+               return -EAGAIN;
        }
 
        slot->privileged = args->sa_privileged ? 1 : 0;
        args->sa_slot = slot;
        res->sr_slot = slot;
        return 0;
-
-out_sleep:
-       if (args->sa_privileged)
-               rpc_sleep_on_priority(&tbl->slot_tbl_waitq, task,
-                               NULL, RPC_PRIORITY_PRIVILEGED);
-       else
-               rpc_sleep_on(&tbl->slot_tbl_waitq, task, NULL);
-       return -EAGAIN;
 }
 
 static void nfs40_sequence_free_slot(struct nfs4_sequence_res *res)
            !args->sa_privileged) {
                /* The state manager will wait until the slot table is empty */
                dprintk("%s session is draining\n", __func__);
-               goto out_sleep;
+               return -EAGAIN;
        }
 
        slot = nfs4_alloc_slot(tbl);
                if (slot == ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM))
                        task->tk_timeout = HZ >> 2;
                dprintk("<-- %s: no free slots\n", __func__);
-               goto out_sleep;
+               return -EAGAIN;
        }
 
        slot->privileged = args->sa_privileged ? 1 : 0;
        res->sr_status = 1;
        trace_nfs4_setup_sequence(session, args);
        return 0;
-out_sleep:
-       /* Privileged tasks are queued with top priority */
-       if (args->sa_privileged)
-               rpc_sleep_on_priority(&tbl->slot_tbl_waitq, task,
-                               NULL, RPC_PRIORITY_PRIVILEGED);
-       else
-               rpc_sleep_on(&tbl->slot_tbl_waitq, task, NULL);
-       return -EAGAIN;
 }
 
 static void nfs41_call_sync_prepare(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
                ret = nfs40_setup_sequence(client->cl_slot_tbl, args, res, task);
 
+       if (ret == -EAGAIN)
+               goto out_sleep;
        spin_unlock(&tbl->slot_tbl_lock);
-       if (ret < 0)
-               return ret;
 
 out_start:
        rpc_call_start(task);
        return 0;
+
+out_sleep:
+       if (args->sa_privileged)
+               rpc_sleep_on_priority(&tbl->slot_tbl_waitq, task,
+                               NULL, RPC_PRIORITY_PRIVILEGED);
+       else
+               rpc_sleep_on(&tbl->slot_tbl_waitq, task, NULL);
+       spin_unlock(&tbl->slot_tbl_lock);
+       return -EAGAIN;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs4_setup_sequence);