diff --git a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/svcauth_gss.c b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/svcauth_gss.c
index c678f5f461c654e860610ba13b80106fafc6f3a1..9c0508e5493d726497f7c7e8e8850c06afed29ef 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/svcauth_gss.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/auth_gss/svcauth_gss.c
@@ -924,6 +924,7 @@ static inline int
 gss_write_init_verf(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct rsi *rsip)
 {
 	struct rsc *rsci;
+	int        rc;
 
 	if (rsip->major_status != GSS_S_COMPLETE)
 		return gss_write_null_verf(rqstp);
@@ -932,7 +933,9 @@ gss_write_init_verf(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct rsi *rsip)
 		rsip->major_status = GSS_S_NO_CONTEXT;
 		return gss_write_null_verf(rqstp);
 	}
-	return gss_write_verf(rqstp, rsci->mechctx, GSS_SEQ_WIN);
+	rc = gss_write_verf(rqstp, rsci->mechctx, GSS_SEQ_WIN);
+	cache_put(&rsci->h, &rsc_cache);
+	return rc;
 }
 
 /*