diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index b3b4542e31ed..573de0d49e17 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -716,10 +716,8 @@ static ssize_t __write_ports_addfd(char *buf, struct net *net, const struct cred
 
 	err = svc_addsock(nn->nfsd_serv, net, fd, buf, SIMPLE_TRANSACTION_LIMIT, cred);
 
-	if (err < 0 && !nn->nfsd_serv->sv_nrthreads && !nn->keep_active)
-		nfsd_last_thread(net);
-	else if (err >= 0 &&
-		 !nn->nfsd_serv->sv_nrthreads && !xchg(&nn->keep_active, 1))
+	if (err >= 0 &&
+	    !nn->nfsd_serv->sv_nrthreads && !xchg(&nn->keep_active, 1))
 		svc_get(nn->nfsd_serv);
 
 	nfsd_put(net);
@@ -769,9 +767,6 @@ out_close:
 		svc_xprt_put(xprt);
 	}
 out_err:
-	if (!nn->nfsd_serv->sv_nrthreads && !nn->keep_active)
-		nfsd_last_thread(net);
-
 	nfsd_put(net);
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h b/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h
index 53166cce7062..fddd70372e4c 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ int nfsd_vers(struct nfsd_net *nn, int vers, enum vers_op change);
 int nfsd_minorversion(struct nfsd_net *nn, u32 minorversion, enum vers_op change);
 void nfsd_reset_versions(struct nfsd_net *nn);
 int nfsd_create_serv(struct net *net);
-void nfsd_last_thread(struct net *net);
 
 extern int nfsd_max_blksize;
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
index 350c6c72f793..add0e2519c9a 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ static struct notifier_block nfsd_inet6addr_notifier = {
 /* Only used under nfsd_mutex, so this atomic may be overkill: */
 static atomic_t nfsd_notifier_refcount = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 
-void nfsd_last_thread(struct net *net)
+static void nfsd_last_thread(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(net, nfsd_net_id);
 	struct svc_serv *serv = nn->nfsd_serv;