diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
index 5c4e23abc3451..2299446b3b89b 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ nfs3_proc_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *sattr,
 				break;
 
 			case NFS3_CREATE_UNCHECKED:
-				goto out;
+				goto out_release_acls;
 		}
 		nfs_fattr_init(data->res.dir_attr);
 		nfs_fattr_init(data->res.fattr);
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ nfs3_proc_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *sattr,
 		break;
 	default:
 		status = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
+		goto out_release_acls;
 	}
 
 	d_alias = nfs3_do_create(dir, dentry, data);