}
 
 static struct nfs4_openowner *
-alloc_init_open_stateowner(unsigned int strhashval, struct nfs4_client *clp,
-                          struct nfsd4_open *open,
+alloc_init_open_stateowner(unsigned int strhashval, struct nfsd4_open *open,
                           struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate)
 {
+       struct nfs4_client *clp = cstate->clp;
        struct nfs4_openowner *oo;
 
        oo = alloc_stateowner(openowner_slab, &open->op_owner, clp);
        oo = find_openstateowner_str(strhashval, open, cstate->minorversion, nn);
        open->op_openowner = oo;
        if (!oo) {
-               clp = find_confirmed_client(clientid, cstate->minorversion,
-                                           nn);
-               if (clp == NULL)
-                       return nfserr_expired;
+               status = lookup_clientid(clientid, cstate, nn);
+               if (status)
+                       return status;
+               clp = cstate->clp;
                goto new_owner;
        }
        if (!(oo->oo_flags & NFS4_OO_CONFIRMED)) {
        clp = oo->oo_owner.so_client;
        goto alloc_stateid;
 new_owner:
-       oo = alloc_init_open_stateowner(strhashval, clp, open, cstate);
+       oo = alloc_init_open_stateowner(strhashval, open, cstate);
        if (oo == NULL)
                return nfserr_jukebox;
        open->op_openowner = oo;