diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
index 2e9779b58b7a..47d100872390 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
@@ -29,15 +29,14 @@ static int nfs_get_cb_ident_idr(struct nfs_client *clp, int minorversion)
 
 	if (clp->rpc_ops->version != 4 || minorversion != 0)
 		return ret;
-retry:
-	if (!idr_pre_get(&nn->cb_ident_idr, GFP_KERNEL))
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	idr_preload(GFP_KERNEL);
 	spin_lock(&nn->nfs_client_lock);
-	ret = idr_get_new(&nn->cb_ident_idr, clp, &clp->cl_cb_ident);
+	ret = idr_alloc(&nn->cb_ident_idr, clp, 0, 0, GFP_NOWAIT);
+	if (ret >= 0)
+		clp->cl_cb_ident = ret;
 	spin_unlock(&nn->nfs_client_lock);
-	if (ret == -EAGAIN)
-		goto retry;
-	return ret;
+	idr_preload_end();
+	return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4_1