diff --git a/fs/afs/flock.c b/fs/afs/flock.c
index 8f07f8d1bfa9b59b75f17779486be615e6bc1ce0..4f77f3caee97469f73694b74cd69cb8df3b25d3c 100644
--- a/fs/afs/flock.c
+++ b/fs/afs/flock.c
@@ -456,7 +456,8 @@ static int afs_do_getlk(struct file *file, struct file_lock *fl)
 
 	/* check local lock records first */
 	ret = 0;
-	if (posix_test_lock(file, fl) == 0) {
+	posix_test_lock(file, fl);
+	if (fl->fl_type == F_UNLCK) {
 		/* no local locks; consult the server */
 		ret = afs_vnode_fetch_status(vnode, NULL, key);
 		if (ret < 0)