diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 8410ca275db1ae..0edc1822f1444a 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -4903,6 +4903,32 @@ nfsd4_test_stateid(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	return nfs_ok;
 }
 
+static __be32
+nfsd4_free_lock_stateid(stateid_t *stateid, struct nfs4_stid *s)
+{
+	struct nfs4_ol_stateid *stp = openlockstateid(s);
+	__be32 ret;
+
+	mutex_lock(&stp->st_mutex);
+
+	ret = check_stateid_generation(stateid, &s->sc_stateid, 1);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
+	ret = nfserr_locks_held;
+	if (check_for_locks(stp->st_stid.sc_file,
+			    lockowner(stp->st_stateowner)))
+		goto out;
+
+	release_lock_stateid(stp);
+	ret = nfs_ok;
+
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&stp->st_mutex);
+	nfs4_put_stid(s);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 __be32
 nfsd4_free_stateid(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 		   struct nfsd4_free_stateid *free_stateid)
@@ -4910,7 +4936,6 @@ nfsd4_free_stateid(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	stateid_t *stateid = &free_stateid->fr_stateid;
 	struct nfs4_stid *s;
 	struct nfs4_delegation *dp;
-	struct nfs4_ol_stateid *stp;
 	struct nfs4_client *cl = cstate->session->se_client;
 	__be32 ret = nfserr_bad_stateid;
 
@@ -4929,18 +4954,9 @@ nfsd4_free_stateid(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 		ret = nfserr_locks_held;
 		break;
 	case NFS4_LOCK_STID:
-		ret = check_stateid_generation(stateid, &s->sc_stateid, 1);
-		if (ret)
-			break;
-		stp = openlockstateid(s);
-		ret = nfserr_locks_held;
-		if (check_for_locks(stp->st_stid.sc_file,
-				    lockowner(stp->st_stateowner)))
-			break;
-		WARN_ON(!unhash_lock_stateid(stp));
+		atomic_inc(&s->sc_count);
 		spin_unlock(&cl->cl_lock);
-		nfs4_put_stid(s);
-		ret = nfs_ok;
+		ret = nfsd4_free_lock_stateid(stateid, s);
 		goto out;
 	case NFS4_REVOKED_DELEG_STID:
 		dp = delegstateid(s);