diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 5f1a91a9cd35..6686e747223f 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -3766,6 +3766,7 @@ nfsd4_close(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	memcpy(&close->cl_stateid, &stp->st_stid.sc_stateid, sizeof(stateid_t));
 
 	nfsd4_close_open_stateid(stp);
+	release_last_closed_stateid(oo);
 	oo->oo_last_closed_stid = stp;
 
 	if (list_empty(&oo->oo_owner.so_stateids)) {