status = nfserr_clid_inuse;
                                goto out;
                        }
-                       goto expire_client;
+                       expire_client(conf);
+                       goto out_new;
                }
                if (verfs_match) { /* case 2 */
                        conf->cl_exchange_flags |= EXCHGID4_FLAG_CONFIRMED_R;
                        goto out_copy;
                }
                /* case 5, client reboot */
-expire_client:
-               expire_client(conf);
                goto out_new;
        }
 
 
        /* cache solo and embedded create sessions under the state lock */
        nfsd4_cache_create_session(cr_ses, cs_slot, status);
-       if (confirm_me)
+       if (confirm_me) {
+               unsigned int hash = clientstr_hashval(unconf->cl_recdir);
+               struct nfs4_client *old =
+                       find_confirmed_client_by_str(conf->cl_recdir, hash);
+               if (old)
+                       expire_client(old);
                move_to_confirmed(conf);
+       }
 out:
        nfs4_unlock_state();
        dprintk("%s returns %d\n", __func__, ntohl(status));