diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index b7647fe1fcfba..1666ac21987e2 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -1328,6 +1328,7 @@ static __be32 nfsd4_ssc_setup_dul(struct nfsd_net *nn, char *ipaddr,
 			/* allow 20secs for mount/unmount for now - revisit */
 			if (signal_pending(current) ||
 					(schedule_timeout(20*HZ) == 0)) {
+				finish_wait(&nn->nfsd_ssc_waitq, &wait);
 				kfree(work);
 				return nfserr_eagain;
 			}