diff --git a/fs/nfs/localio.c b/fs/nfs/localio.c
index 8fb145124e93..82a053304ad5 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/localio.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/localio.c
@@ -425,12 +425,13 @@ static void nfs_local_call_read(struct work_struct *work)
 	nfs_local_iter_init(&iter, iocb, READ);
 
 	status = filp->f_op->read_iter(&iocb->kiocb, &iter);
+
+	revert_creds(save_cred);
+
 	if (status != -EIOCBQUEUED) {
 		nfs_local_read_done(iocb, status);
 		nfs_local_pgio_release(iocb);
 	}
-
-	revert_creds(save_cred);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -626,14 +627,15 @@ static void nfs_local_call_write(struct work_struct *work)
 	file_start_write(filp);
 	status = filp->f_op->write_iter(&iocb->kiocb, &iter);
 	file_end_write(filp);
+
+	revert_creds(save_cred);
+	current->flags = old_flags;
+
 	if (status != -EIOCBQUEUED) {
 		nfs_local_write_done(iocb, status);
 		nfs_local_vfs_getattr(iocb);
 		nfs_local_pgio_release(iocb);
 	}
-
-	revert_creds(save_cred);
-	current->flags = old_flags;
 }
 
 static int