}
 
 static int
-nfs4_async_handle_error(struct rpc_task *task, const struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs4_state *state)
+_nfs4_async_handle_error(struct rpc_task *task, const struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_client *clp, struct nfs4_state *state)
 {
-       struct nfs_client *clp = server->nfs_client;
-
        if (!clp || task->tk_status >= 0)
                return 0;
        switch(task->tk_status) {
                        task->tk_status = 0;
                        return -EAGAIN;
                case -NFS4ERR_DELAY:
-                       nfs_inc_server_stats(server, NFSIOS_DELAY);
+                       if (server)
+                               nfs_inc_server_stats(server, NFSIOS_DELAY);
                case -NFS4ERR_GRACE:
                        rpc_delay(task, NFS4_POLL_RETRY_MAX);
                        task->tk_status = 0;
        return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+nfs4_async_handle_error(struct rpc_task *task, const struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs4_state *state)
+{
+       return _nfs4_async_handle_error(task, server, server->nfs_client, state);
+}
+
 int nfs4_proc_setclientid(struct nfs_client *clp, u32 program, unsigned short port, struct rpc_cred *cred)
 {
        nfs4_verifier sc_verifier;