}
 
+static void warn_no_callback_path(struct nfs4_client *clp, int reason)
+{
+       dprintk("NFSD: warning: no callback path to client %.*s: error %d\n",
+               (int)clp->cl_name.len, clp->cl_name.data, reason);
+}
+
 static int do_probe_callback(void *data)
 {
        struct nfs4_client *clp = data;
        };
        int status;
 
-       status = setup_callback_client(clp);
-       if (status)
-               goto out_err;
-
        status = rpc_call_sync(cb->cb_client, &msg, RPC_TASK_SOFT);
-
        if (status)
-               goto out_release_client;
+               warn_no_callback_path(clp, status);
+       else
+               atomic_set(&cb->cb_set, 1);
 
-       atomic_set(&cb->cb_set, 1);
-       put_nfs4_client(clp);
-       return 0;
-out_release_client:
-       rpc_shutdown_client(cb->cb_client);
-       cb->cb_client = NULL;
-out_err:
-       dprintk("NFSD: warning: no callback path to client %.*s: error %d\n",
-               (int)clp->cl_name.len, clp->cl_name.data, status);
        put_nfs4_client(clp);
        return 0;
 }
 nfsd4_probe_callback(struct nfs4_client *clp)
 {
        struct task_struct *t;
+       int status;
 
        BUG_ON(atomic_read(&clp->cl_callback.cb_set));
 
+       status = setup_callback_client(clp);
+       if (status) {
+               warn_no_callback_path(clp, status);
+               return;
+       }
+
        /* the task holds a reference to the nfs4_client struct */
        atomic_inc(&clp->cl_count);