case 0:
                        return 0;
                case -NFS4ERR_OPENMODE:
-                       if (nfs_have_delegation(inode, FMODE_READ)) {
+                       if (inode && nfs_have_delegation(inode, FMODE_READ)) {
                                nfs_inode_return_delegation(inode);
                                exception->retry = 1;
                                return 0;
                case -NFS4ERR_DELEG_REVOKED:
                case -NFS4ERR_ADMIN_REVOKED:
                case -NFS4ERR_BAD_STATEID:
-                       if (state != NULL)
-                               nfs_remove_bad_delegation(state->inode);
                        if (state == NULL)
                                break;
+                       nfs_remove_bad_delegation(state->inode);
                        nfs4_schedule_stateid_recovery(server, state);
                        goto wait_on_recovery;
                case -NFS4ERR_EXPIRED:
                case -NFS4ERR_DELEG_REVOKED:
                case -NFS4ERR_ADMIN_REVOKED:
                case -NFS4ERR_BAD_STATEID:
-                       if (state != NULL)
-                               nfs_remove_bad_delegation(state->inode);
+                       if (state == NULL)
+                               break;
+                       nfs_remove_bad_delegation(state->inode);
                case -NFS4ERR_OPENMODE:
                        if (state == NULL)
                                break;