diff --git a/fs/nfsd/export.c b/fs/nfsd/export.c
index 6f24768..79bd03b 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/export.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/export.c
@@ -469,6 +469,13 @@
 	nd.dentry = NULL;
 	exp.ex_path = NULL;
 
+	/* fs locations */
+	exp.ex_fslocs.locations = NULL;
+	exp.ex_fslocs.locations_count = 0;
+	exp.ex_fslocs.migrated = 0;
+
+	exp.ex_uuid = NULL;
+
 	if (mesg[mlen-1] != '\n')
 		return -EINVAL;
 	mesg[mlen-1] = 0;
@@ -509,13 +516,6 @@
 	if (exp.h.expiry_time == 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	/* fs locations */
-	exp.ex_fslocs.locations = NULL;
-	exp.ex_fslocs.locations_count = 0;
-	exp.ex_fslocs.migrated = 0;
-
-	exp.ex_uuid = NULL;
-
 	/* flags */
 	err = get_int(&mesg, &an_int);
 	if (err == -ENOENT)