diff --git a/net/sunrpc/auth_generic.c b/net/sunrpc/auth_generic.c
index f1df9837f1ac..1ac08dcbf85d 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/auth_generic.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/auth_generic.c
@@ -281,13 +281,7 @@ static bool generic_key_to_expire(struct rpc_cred *cred)
 {
 	struct auth_cred *acred = &container_of(cred, struct generic_cred,
 						gc_base)->acred;
-	bool ret;
-
-	get_rpccred(cred);
-	ret = test_bit(RPC_CRED_KEY_EXPIRE_SOON, &acred->ac_flags);
-	put_rpccred(cred);
-
-	return ret;
+	return test_bit(RPC_CRED_KEY_EXPIRE_SOON, &acred->ac_flags);
 }
 
 static const struct rpc_credops generic_credops = {