diff --git a/net/sunrpc/sched.c b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
index ffb687671da0..6b43ee7221d5 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/sched.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
@@ -860,8 +860,10 @@ static void rpc_release_resources_task(struct rpc_task *task)
 {
 	if (task->tk_rqstp)
 		xprt_release(task);
-	if (task->tk_msg.rpc_cred)
+	if (task->tk_msg.rpc_cred) {
 		put_rpccred(task->tk_msg.rpc_cred);
+		task->tk_msg.rpc_cred = NULL;
+	}
 	rpc_task_release_client(task);
 }