diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 904e08bbb28929fd1e0bdeafa12bc741a97c9514..31ae3bd5d9d208e44509ebf4ad549d543ee10a7c 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -3133,7 +3133,7 @@ static int _nfs4_do_setattr(struct inode *inode,
 
 	if (nfs4_copy_delegation_stateid(inode, FMODE_WRITE, &arg->stateid, &delegation_cred)) {
 		/* Use that stateid */
-	} else if (ctx != NULL) {
+	} else if (ctx != NULL && ctx->state) {
 		struct nfs_lock_context *l_ctx;
 		if (!nfs4_valid_open_stateid(ctx->state))
 			return -EBADF;