diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4idmap.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4idmap.c
index b5b3d45979c9..c319c31b0f64 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4idmap.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4idmap.c
@@ -672,6 +672,8 @@ __be32 nfsd_map_name_to_uid(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, const char *name,
 		return nfserr_inval;
 
 	status = do_name_to_id(rqstp, IDMAP_TYPE_USER, name, namelen, &id);
+	if (status)
+		return status;
 	*uid = make_kuid(nfsd_user_namespace(rqstp), id);
 	if (!uid_valid(*uid))
 		status = nfserr_badowner;
@@ -707,6 +709,8 @@ __be32 nfsd_map_name_to_gid(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, const char *name,
 		return nfserr_inval;
 
 	status = do_name_to_id(rqstp, IDMAP_TYPE_GROUP, name, namelen, &id);
+	if (status)
+		return status;
 	*gid = make_kgid(nfsd_user_namespace(rqstp), id);
 	if (!gid_valid(*gid))
 		status = nfserr_badowner;