super_list) {
                        if (!nfs_delegation_need_return(delegation))
                                continue;
-                       inode = nfs_delegation_grab_inode(delegation);
-                       if (inode == NULL)
+                       if (!nfs_sb_active(server->super))
                                continue;
+                       inode = nfs_delegation_grab_inode(delegation);
+                       if (inode == NULL) {
+                               rcu_read_unlock();
+                               nfs_sb_deactive(server->super);
+                               goto restart;
+                       }
                        delegation = nfs_start_delegation_return_locked(NFS_I(inode));
                        rcu_read_unlock();
 
                        err = nfs_end_delegation_return(inode, delegation, 0);
                        iput(inode);
+                       nfs_sb_deactive(server->super);
                        if (!err)
                                goto restart;
                        set_bit(NFS4CLNT_DELEGRETURN, &clp->cl_state);
                        if (test_bit(NFS_DELEGATION_NEED_RECLAIM,
                                                &delegation->flags) == 0)
                                continue;
-                       inode = nfs_delegation_grab_inode(delegation);
-                       if (inode == NULL)
+                       if (!nfs_sb_active(server->super))
                                continue;
+                       inode = nfs_delegation_grab_inode(delegation);
+                       if (inode == NULL) {
+                               rcu_read_unlock();
+                               nfs_sb_deactive(server->super);
+                               goto restart;
+                       }
                        delegation = nfs_start_delegation_return_locked(NFS_I(inode));
                        rcu_read_unlock();
                        if (delegation != NULL) {
                                        nfs_free_delegation(delegation);
                        }
                        iput(inode);
+                       nfs_sb_deactive(server->super);
                        goto restart;
                }
        }