diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index 70aacf6fee81..4ed19d81577b 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -149,9 +149,19 @@ static int exports_net_open(struct net *net, struct file *file)
 
 	seq = file->private_data;
 	seq->private = nn->svc_export_cache;
+	get_net(net);
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int exports_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct seq_file *seq = file->private_data;
+	struct cache_detail *cd = seq->private;
+
+	put_net(cd->net);
+	return seq_release(inode, file);
+}
+
 static int exports_nfsd_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	return exports_net_open(inode->i_sb->s_fs_info, file);
@@ -161,7 +171,7 @@ static const struct file_operations exports_nfsd_operations = {
 	.open		= exports_nfsd_open,
 	.read		= seq_read,
 	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
-	.release	= seq_release,
+	.release	= exports_release,
 };
 
 static int export_features_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
@@ -1375,7 +1385,7 @@ static const struct proc_ops exports_proc_ops = {
 	.proc_open	= exports_proc_open,
 	.proc_read	= seq_read,
 	.proc_lseek	= seq_lseek,
-	.proc_release	= seq_release,
+	.proc_release	= exports_release,
 };
 
 static int create_proc_exports_entry(void)