diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index cb69660d0779..ff9899cc9913 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -788,7 +788,10 @@ out_close:
 		svc_xprt_put(xprt);
 	}
 out_err:
-	nfsd_destroy(net);
+	if (!list_empty(&nn->nfsd_serv->sv_permsocks))
+		nn->nfsd_serv->sv_nrthreads--;
+	 else
+		nfsd_destroy(net);
 	return err;
 }