diff --git a/fs/lockd/host.c b/fs/lockd/host.c
index 2dbf1392acfc..1911f34be976 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/host.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/host.c
@@ -99,6 +99,68 @@ static unsigned int nlm_hash_address(const struct sockaddr *sap)
 	return hash & (NLM_HOST_NRHASH - 1);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Allocate and initialize an nlm_host.  Common to both client and server.
+ */
+static struct nlm_host *nlm_alloc_host(struct nlm_lookup_host_info *ni,
+				       struct nsm_handle *nsm)
+{
+	struct nlm_host *host = NULL;
+	unsigned long now = jiffies;
+
+	if (nsm != NULL)
+		atomic_inc(&nsm->sm_count);
+	else {
+		host = NULL;
+		nsm = nsm_get_handle(ni->sap, ni->salen,
+					ni->hostname, ni->hostname_len);
+		if (unlikely(nsm == NULL)) {
+			dprintk("lockd: %s failed; no nsm handle\n",
+				__func__);
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
+	host = kmalloc(sizeof(*host), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (unlikely(host == NULL)) {
+		dprintk("lockd: %s failed; no memory\n", __func__);
+		nsm_release(nsm);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	memcpy(nlm_addr(host), ni->sap, ni->salen);
+	host->h_addrlen    = ni->salen;
+	rpc_set_port(nlm_addr(host), 0);
+	host->h_srcaddrlen = 0;
+
+	host->h_rpcclnt    = NULL;
+	host->h_name	   = nsm->sm_name;
+	host->h_version    = ni->version;
+	host->h_proto      = ni->protocol;
+	host->h_reclaiming = 0;
+	host->h_server     = ni->server;
+	host->h_noresvport = ni->noresvport;
+	host->h_inuse      = 0;
+	init_waitqueue_head(&host->h_gracewait);
+	init_rwsem(&host->h_rwsem);
+	host->h_state      = 0;
+	host->h_nsmstate   = 0;
+	host->h_pidcount   = 0;
+	atomic_set(&host->h_count, 1);
+	mutex_init(&host->h_mutex);
+	host->h_nextrebind = now + NLM_HOST_REBIND;
+	host->h_expires    = now + NLM_HOST_EXPIRE;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&host->h_lockowners);
+	spin_lock_init(&host->h_lock);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&host->h_granted);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&host->h_reclaim);
+	host->h_nsmhandle  = nsm;
+	host->h_addrbuf    = nsm->sm_addrbuf;
+
+out:
+	return host;
+}
+
 /*
  * Common host lookup routine for server & client
  */
@@ -150,55 +212,13 @@ static struct nlm_host *nlm_lookup_host(struct nlm_lookup_host_info *ni)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * The host wasn't in our hash table.  If we don't
-	 * have an NSM handle for it yet, create one.
-	 */
-	if (nsm)
-		atomic_inc(&nsm->sm_count);
-	else {
-		host = NULL;
-		nsm = nsm_get_handle(ni->sap, ni->salen,
-					ni->hostname, ni->hostname_len);
-		if (!nsm) {
-			dprintk("lockd: nlm_lookup_host failed; "
-				"no nsm handle\n");
-			goto out;
-		}
-	}
-
-	host = kzalloc(sizeof(*host), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!host) {
-		nsm_release(nsm);
-		dprintk("lockd: nlm_lookup_host failed; no memory\n");
+	host = nlm_alloc_host(ni, nsm);
+	if (unlikely(host == NULL))
 		goto out;
-	}
-	host->h_name	   = nsm->sm_name;
-	host->h_addrbuf    = nsm->sm_addrbuf;
-	memcpy(nlm_addr(host), ni->sap, ni->salen);
-	host->h_addrlen = ni->salen;
-	rpc_set_port(nlm_addr(host), 0);
+
 	memcpy(nlm_srcaddr(host), ni->src_sap, ni->src_len);
 	host->h_srcaddrlen = ni->src_len;
-	host->h_version    = ni->version;
-	host->h_proto      = ni->protocol;
-	host->h_rpcclnt    = NULL;
-	mutex_init(&host->h_mutex);
-	host->h_nextrebind = jiffies + NLM_HOST_REBIND;
-	host->h_expires    = jiffies + NLM_HOST_EXPIRE;
-	atomic_set(&host->h_count, 1);
-	init_waitqueue_head(&host->h_gracewait);
-	init_rwsem(&host->h_rwsem);
-	host->h_state      = 0;			/* pseudo NSM state */
-	host->h_nsmstate   = 0;			/* real NSM state */
-	host->h_nsmhandle  = nsm;
-	host->h_server	   = ni->server;
-	host->h_noresvport = ni->noresvport;
 	hlist_add_head(&host->h_hash, chain);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&host->h_lockowners);
-	spin_lock_init(&host->h_lock);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&host->h_granted);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&host->h_reclaim);
 
 	nrhosts++;