diff --git a/fs/nfs/callback.c b/fs/nfs/callback.c
index e05c96ebb27..57d3b5ef22a 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/callback.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/callback.c
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ static int nfs_callback_up_net(int minorversion, struct svc_serv *serv, struct n
 err_socks:
 	svc_rpcb_cleanup(serv, net);
 err_bind:
+	nn->cb_users[minorversion]--;
 	dprintk("NFS: Couldn't create callback socket: err = %d; "
 			"net = %p\n", ret, net);
 	return ret;