diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index 09b77a68422f..1d47a845d77a 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -341,7 +341,6 @@ pnfs_init_lseg(struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo, struct pnfs_layout_segment *lseg,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&lseg->pls_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&lseg->pls_lc_list);
 	atomic_set(&lseg->pls_refcount, 1);
-	smp_mb();
 	set_bit(NFS_LSEG_VALID, &lseg->pls_flags);
 	lseg->pls_layout = lo;
 	lseg->pls_range = *range;