diff --git a/fs/lockd/mon.c b/fs/lockd/mon.c
index 81b5e77..2d144ab 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/mon.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/mon.c
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
 	xprt = xprt_create_proto(IPPROTO_UDP, &sin, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(xprt))
 		return (struct rpc_clnt *)xprt;
+	xprt->resvport = 1;	/* NSM requires a reserved port */
 
 	clnt = rpc_create_client(xprt, "localhost",
 				&nsm_program, SM_VERSION,
@@ -124,7 +125,6 @@
 	clnt->cl_softrtry = 1;
 	clnt->cl_chatty   = 1;
 	clnt->cl_oneshot  = 1;
-	xprt->resvport = 1;	/* NSM requires a reserved port */
 	return clnt;
 
 out_err: