diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 88db7d3ec120..b6f60f48e94b 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -2871,7 +2871,6 @@ nfsd4_lockt(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 		file_lock.fl_owner = (fl_owner_t)lockt->lt_stateowner;
 	file_lock.fl_pid = current->tgid;
 	file_lock.fl_flags = FL_POSIX;
-	file_lock.fl_lmops = &nfsd_posix_mng_ops;
 
 	file_lock.fl_start = lockt->lt_offset;
 	file_lock.fl_end = last_byte_offset(lockt->lt_offset, lockt->lt_length);