char                    addr_str[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
        nfs4_verifier           verf = exid->verifier;
        struct sockaddr         *sa = svc_addr(rqstp);
+       bool    update = exid->flags & EXCHGID4_FLAG_UPD_CONFIRMED_REC_A;
 
        rpc_ntop(sa, addr_str, sizeof(addr_str));
        dprintk("%s rqstp=%p exid=%p clname.len=%u clname.data=%p "
        nfs4_lock_state();
        conf = find_confirmed_client_by_str(dname, strhashval);
        if (conf) {
+               bool creds_match = same_creds(&conf->cl_cred, &rqstp->rq_cred);
+               bool verfs_match = same_verf(&verf, &conf->cl_verifier);
+
                if (!clp_used_exchangeid(conf)) {
-                       if (exid->flags & EXCHGID4_FLAG_UPD_CONFIRMED_REC_A) {
+                       if (update) {
                                status = nfserr_inval; /* buggy client */
                                goto out;
                        }
                }
-               if (!same_creds(&conf->cl_cred, &rqstp->rq_cred)) {
+               if (!creds_match) {
                        /* 18.35.4 case 9 */
-                       if (exid->flags & EXCHGID4_FLAG_UPD_CONFIRMED_REC_A)
+                       if (update)
                                status = nfserr_perm;
                        else /* case 3 */
                                status = nfserr_clid_inuse;
                        goto out;
                }
-               if (!same_verf(&verf, &conf->cl_verifier)) {
+               if (!verfs_match) {
                        /* 18.35.4 case 8 */
-                       if (exid->flags & EXCHGID4_FLAG_UPD_CONFIRMED_REC_A) {
+                       if (update) {
                                status = nfserr_not_same;
                                goto out;
                        }
        }
 
        /* 18.35.4 case 7 */
-       if (exid->flags & EXCHGID4_FLAG_UPD_CONFIRMED_REC_A) {
+       if (update) {
                status = nfserr_noent;
                goto out;
        }