diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 16db25dc364f..ff1577d6df62 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -4387,6 +4387,7 @@ __be32
 nfsd4_locku(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	    struct nfsd4_locku *locku)
 {
+	struct nfs4_lockowner *lo;
 	struct nfs4_ol_stateid *stp;
 	struct file *filp = NULL;
 	struct file_lock *file_lock = NULL;
@@ -4419,9 +4420,10 @@ nfsd4_locku(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 		status = nfserr_jukebox;
 		goto out;
 	}
+	lo = lockowner(stp->st_stateowner);
 	locks_init_lock(file_lock);
 	file_lock->fl_type = F_UNLCK;
-	file_lock->fl_owner = (fl_owner_t)lockowner(stp->st_stateowner);
+	file_lock->fl_owner = (fl_owner_t)lo;
 	file_lock->fl_pid = current->tgid;
 	file_lock->fl_file = filp;
 	file_lock->fl_flags = FL_POSIX;
@@ -4440,6 +4442,11 @@ nfsd4_locku(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	update_stateid(&stp->st_stid.sc_stateid);
 	memcpy(&locku->lu_stateid, &stp->st_stid.sc_stateid, sizeof(stateid_t));
 
+	if (nfsd4_has_session(cstate) && !check_for_locks(stp->st_file, lo)) {
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(cstate->replay_owner);
+		release_lockowner(lo);
+	}
+
 out:
 	nfsd4_bump_seqid(cstate, status);
 	if (!cstate->replay_owner)