diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index 410516e9867f06a30d2690774acf72eee6e88329..40b912407d5149288de1fd01e02c925be11acd76 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -876,6 +876,7 @@ nfsd4_secinfo(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 				    &exp, &dentry);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
+	fh_unlock(&cstate->current_fh);
 	if (d_really_is_negative(dentry)) {
 		exp_put(exp);
 		err = nfserr_noent;