diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c
index 653faabb07f4..d3d558ba4da7 100644
--- a/fs/locks.c
+++ b/fs/locks.c
@@ -862,12 +862,11 @@ static int posix_locks_deadlock(struct file_lock *caller_fl,
  * whether or not a lock was successfully freed by testing the return
  * value for -ENOENT.
  */
-static int flock_lock_file(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *request)
+static int flock_lock_inode(struct inode *inode, struct file_lock *request)
 {
 	struct file_lock *new_fl = NULL;
 	struct file_lock *fl;
 	struct file_lock_context *ctx;
-	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	int error = 0;
 	bool found = false;
 	LIST_HEAD(dispose);
@@ -890,7 +889,7 @@ static int flock_lock_file(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *request)
 		goto find_conflict;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(fl, &ctx->flc_flock, fl_list) {
-		if (filp != fl->fl_file)
+		if (request->fl_file != fl->fl_file)
 			continue;
 		if (request->fl_type == fl->fl_type)
 			goto out;
@@ -1164,20 +1163,19 @@ int posix_lock_file(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *fl,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(posix_lock_file);
 
 /**
- * posix_lock_file_wait - Apply a POSIX-style lock to a file
- * @filp: The file to apply the lock to
+ * posix_lock_inode_wait - Apply a POSIX-style lock to a file
+ * @inode: inode of file to which lock request should be applied
  * @fl: The lock to be applied
  *
- * Add a POSIX style lock to a file.
- * We merge adjacent & overlapping locks whenever possible.
- * POSIX locks are sorted by owner task, then by starting address
+ * Variant of posix_lock_file_wait that does not take a filp, and so can be
+ * used after the filp has already been torn down.
  */
-int posix_lock_file_wait(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *fl)
+int posix_lock_inode_wait(struct inode *inode, struct file_lock *fl)
 {
 	int error;
 	might_sleep ();
 	for (;;) {
-		error = posix_lock_file(filp, fl, NULL);
+		error = __posix_lock_file(inode, fl, NULL);
 		if (error != FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED)
 			break;
 		error = wait_event_interruptible(fl->fl_wait, !fl->fl_next);
@@ -1189,7 +1187,7 @@ int posix_lock_file_wait(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *fl)
 	}
 	return error;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(posix_lock_file_wait);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(posix_lock_inode_wait);
 
 /**
  * locks_mandatory_locked - Check for an active lock
@@ -1851,18 +1849,18 @@ int fcntl_setlease(unsigned int fd, struct file *filp, long arg)
 }
 
 /**
- * flock_lock_file_wait - Apply a FLOCK-style lock to a file
- * @filp: The file to apply the lock to
+ * flock_lock_inode_wait - Apply a FLOCK-style lock to a file
+ * @inode: inode of the file to apply to
  * @fl: The lock to be applied
  *
- * Add a FLOCK style lock to a file.
+ * Apply a FLOCK style lock request to an inode.
  */
-int flock_lock_file_wait(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *fl)
+int flock_lock_inode_wait(struct inode *inode, struct file_lock *fl)
 {
 	int error;
 	might_sleep();
 	for (;;) {
-		error = flock_lock_file(filp, fl);
+		error = flock_lock_inode(inode, fl);
 		if (error != FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED)
 			break;
 		error = wait_event_interruptible(fl->fl_wait, !fl->fl_next);
@@ -1874,8 +1872,7 @@ int flock_lock_file_wait(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *fl)
 	}
 	return error;
 }
-
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(flock_lock_file_wait);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(flock_lock_inode_wait);
 
 /**
  *	sys_flock: - flock() system call.
@@ -2401,7 +2398,8 @@ locks_remove_flock(struct file *filp)
 		.fl_type = F_UNLCK,
 		.fl_end = OFFSET_MAX,
 	};
-	struct file_lock_context *flctx = file_inode(filp)->i_flctx;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
+	struct file_lock_context *flctx = inode->i_flctx;
 
 	if (list_empty(&flctx->flc_flock))
 		return;
@@ -2409,7 +2407,7 @@ locks_remove_flock(struct file *filp)
 	if (filp->f_op->flock)
 		filp->f_op->flock(filp, F_SETLKW, &fl);
 	else
-		flock_lock_file(filp, &fl);
+		flock_lock_inode(inode, &fl);
 
 	if (fl.fl_ops && fl.fl_ops->fl_release_private)
 		fl.fl_ops->fl_release_private(&fl);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 6f228b5af819..8bee93469617 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -5439,15 +5439,15 @@ static int nfs4_proc_getlk(struct nfs4_state *state, int cmd, struct file_lock *
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int do_vfs_lock(struct file *file, struct file_lock *fl)
+static int do_vfs_lock(struct inode *inode, struct file_lock *fl)
 {
 	int res = 0;
 	switch (fl->fl_flags & (FL_POSIX|FL_FLOCK)) {
 		case FL_POSIX:
-			res = posix_lock_file_wait(file, fl);
+			res = posix_lock_inode_wait(inode, fl);
 			break;
 		case FL_FLOCK:
-			res = flock_lock_file_wait(file, fl);
+			res = flock_lock_inode_wait(inode, fl);
 			break;
 		default:
 			BUG();
@@ -5484,7 +5484,6 @@ static struct nfs4_unlockdata *nfs4_alloc_unlockdata(struct file_lock *fl,
 	atomic_inc(&lsp->ls_count);
 	/* Ensure we don't close file until we're done freeing locks! */
 	p->ctx = get_nfs_open_context(ctx);
-	get_file(fl->fl_file);
 	memcpy(&p->fl, fl, sizeof(p->fl));
 	p->server = NFS_SERVER(inode);
 	return p;
@@ -5496,7 +5495,6 @@ static void nfs4_locku_release_calldata(void *data)
 	nfs_free_seqid(calldata->arg.seqid);
 	nfs4_put_lock_state(calldata->lsp);
 	put_nfs_open_context(calldata->ctx);
-	fput(calldata->fl.fl_file);
 	kfree(calldata);
 }
 
@@ -5509,7 +5507,7 @@ static void nfs4_locku_done(struct rpc_task *task, void *data)
 	switch (task->tk_status) {
 		case 0:
 			renew_lease(calldata->server, calldata->timestamp);
-			do_vfs_lock(calldata->fl.fl_file, &calldata->fl);
+			do_vfs_lock(calldata->lsp->ls_state->inode, &calldata->fl);
 			if (nfs4_update_lock_stateid(calldata->lsp,
 					&calldata->res.stateid))
 				break;
@@ -5617,7 +5615,7 @@ static int nfs4_proc_unlck(struct nfs4_state *state, int cmd, struct file_lock *
 	mutex_lock(&sp->so_delegreturn_mutex);
 	/* Exclude nfs4_reclaim_open_stateid() - note nesting! */
 	down_read(&nfsi->rwsem);
-	if (do_vfs_lock(request->fl_file, request) == -ENOENT) {
+	if (do_vfs_lock(inode, request) == -ENOENT) {
 		up_read(&nfsi->rwsem);
 		mutex_unlock(&sp->so_delegreturn_mutex);
 		goto out;
@@ -5758,7 +5756,7 @@ static void nfs4_lock_done(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
 				data->timestamp);
 		if (data->arg.new_lock) {
 			data->fl.fl_flags &= ~(FL_SLEEP | FL_ACCESS);
-			if (do_vfs_lock(data->fl.fl_file, &data->fl) < 0) {
+			if (do_vfs_lock(lsp->ls_state->inode, &data->fl) < 0) {
 				rpc_restart_call_prepare(task);
 				break;
 			}
@@ -6000,7 +5998,7 @@ static int _nfs4_proc_setlk(struct nfs4_state *state, int cmd, struct file_lock
 	if (status != 0)
 		goto out;
 	request->fl_flags |= FL_ACCESS;
-	status = do_vfs_lock(request->fl_file, request);
+	status = do_vfs_lock(state->inode, request);
 	if (status < 0)
 		goto out;
 	down_read(&nfsi->rwsem);
@@ -6008,7 +6006,7 @@ static int _nfs4_proc_setlk(struct nfs4_state *state, int cmd, struct file_lock
 		/* Yes: cache locks! */
 		/* ...but avoid races with delegation recall... */
 		request->fl_flags = fl_flags & ~FL_SLEEP;
-		status = do_vfs_lock(request->fl_file, request);
+		status = do_vfs_lock(state->inode, request);
 		up_read(&nfsi->rwsem);
 		goto out;
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index a0653e560c26..cc008c338f5a 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1046,12 +1046,12 @@ extern void locks_remove_file(struct file *);
 extern void locks_release_private(struct file_lock *);
 extern void posix_test_lock(struct file *, struct file_lock *);
 extern int posix_lock_file(struct file *, struct file_lock *, struct file_lock *);
-extern int posix_lock_file_wait(struct file *, struct file_lock *);
+extern int posix_lock_inode_wait(struct inode *, struct file_lock *);
 extern int posix_unblock_lock(struct file_lock *);
 extern int vfs_test_lock(struct file *, struct file_lock *);
 extern int vfs_lock_file(struct file *, unsigned int, struct file_lock *, struct file_lock *);
 extern int vfs_cancel_lock(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *fl);
-extern int flock_lock_file_wait(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *fl);
+extern int flock_lock_inode_wait(struct inode *inode, struct file_lock *fl);
 extern int __break_lease(struct inode *inode, unsigned int flags, unsigned int type);
 extern void lease_get_mtime(struct inode *, struct timespec *time);
 extern int generic_setlease(struct file *, long, struct file_lock **, void **priv);
@@ -1137,7 +1137,8 @@ static inline int posix_lock_file(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *fl,
 	return -ENOLCK;
 }
 
-static inline int posix_lock_file_wait(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *fl)
+static inline int posix_lock_inode_wait(struct inode *inode,
+					struct file_lock *fl)
 {
 	return -ENOLCK;
 }
@@ -1163,8 +1164,8 @@ static inline int vfs_cancel_lock(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *fl)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int flock_lock_file_wait(struct file *filp,
-				       struct file_lock *request)
+static inline int flock_lock_inode_wait(struct inode *inode,
+					struct file_lock *request)
 {
 	return -ENOLCK;
 }
@@ -1202,6 +1203,20 @@ static inline void show_fd_locks(struct seq_file *f,
 			struct file *filp, struct files_struct *files) {}
 #endif /* !CONFIG_FILE_LOCKING */
 
+static inline struct inode *file_inode(const struct file *f)
+{
+	return f->f_inode;
+}
+
+static inline int posix_lock_file_wait(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *fl)
+{
+	return posix_lock_inode_wait(file_inode(filp), fl);
+}
+
+static inline int flock_lock_file_wait(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *fl)
+{
+	return flock_lock_inode_wait(file_inode(filp), fl);
+}
 
 struct fasync_struct {
 	spinlock_t		fa_lock;
@@ -2011,11 +2026,6 @@ extern void ihold(struct inode * inode);
 extern void iput(struct inode *);
 extern int generic_update_time(struct inode *, struct timespec *, int);
 
-static inline struct inode *file_inode(const struct file *f)
-{
-	return f->f_inode;
-}
-
 /* /sys/fs */
 extern struct kobject *fs_kobj;