diff --git a/fs/nfs/callback.c b/fs/nfs/callback.c
index 8b674ee093a6..fabda0f6ec1a 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/callback.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/callback.c
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ void nfs_callback_down(int minorversion, struct net *net, struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 	if (cb_info->users == 0) {
 		svc_set_num_threads(serv, NULL, 0);
 		dprintk("nfs_callback_down: service destroyed\n");
-		svc_destroy(&cb_info->serv);
+		xprt_svc_destroy_nullify_bc(xprt, &cb_info->serv);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&nfs_callback_mutex);
 }