diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index 96c4e2616b51231d280c98d33e1481dbda7549aa..61c87c54cd7bcb32185ab55de1f2442f9bcbe865 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -812,10 +812,11 @@ nfsd4_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 static void
 nfsd4_read_release(union nfsd4_op_u *u)
 {
-	if (u->read.rd_nf)
+	if (u->read.rd_nf) {
+		trace_nfsd_read_done(u->read.rd_rqstp, u->read.rd_fhp,
+				     u->read.rd_offset, u->read.rd_length);
 		nfsd_file_put(u->read.rd_nf);
-	trace_nfsd_read_done(u->read.rd_rqstp, u->read.rd_fhp,
-			     u->read.rd_offset, u->read.rd_length);
+	}
 }
 
 static __be32