diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
index f4385e4..c64c0ef 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
@@ -995,13 +995,11 @@
 
 static void xprt_free_slot(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct rpc_rqst *req)
 {
-	if (xprt_dynamic_free_slot(xprt, req))
-		return;
-
-	memset(req, 0, sizeof(*req));	/* mark unused */
-
 	spin_lock(&xprt->reserve_lock);
-	list_add(&req->rq_list, &xprt->free);
+	if (!xprt_dynamic_free_slot(xprt, req)) {
+		memset(req, 0, sizeof(*req));	/* mark unused */
+		list_add(&req->rq_list, &xprt->free);
+	}
 	rpc_wake_up_next(&xprt->backlog);
 	spin_unlock(&xprt->reserve_lock);
 }