diff --git a/include/linux/lockd/lockd.h b/include/linux/lockd/lockd.h
index c15373894a42..b37dee3acaba 100644
--- a/include/linux/lockd/lockd.h
+++ b/include/linux/lockd/lockd.h
@@ -355,7 +355,8 @@ static inline int nlm_privileged_requester(const struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 static inline int nlm_compare_locks(const struct file_lock *fl1,
 				    const struct file_lock *fl2)
 {
-	return	fl1->fl_pid   == fl2->fl_pid
+	return file_inode(fl1->fl_file) == file_inode(fl2->fl_file)
+	     && fl1->fl_pid   == fl2->fl_pid
 	     && fl1->fl_owner == fl2->fl_owner
 	     && fl1->fl_start == fl2->fl_start
 	     && fl1->fl_end   == fl2->fl_end