struct nfs_client *clp;
        const struct sockaddr *sap = data->addr;
        struct nfs_net *nn = net_generic(data->net, nfs_net_id);
+       int error;
 
 again:
        list_for_each_entry(clp, &nn->nfs_client_list, cl_share_link) {
                if (clp->cl_cons_state > NFS_CS_READY) {
                        refcount_inc(&clp->cl_count);
                        spin_unlock(&nn->nfs_client_lock);
-                       nfs_wait_client_init_complete(clp);
+                       error = nfs_wait_client_init_complete(clp);
                        nfs_put_client(clp);
+                       if (error < 0)
+                               return ERR_PTR(error);
                        spin_lock(&nn->nfs_client_lock);
                        goto again;
                }
                clp = nfs_match_client(cl_init);
                if (clp) {
                        spin_unlock(&nn->nfs_client_lock);
+                       if (IS_ERR(clp))
+                               return clp;
                        if (new)
                                new->rpc_ops->free_client(new);
                        return nfs_found_client(cl_init, clp);