diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index d2bf80d8d85b93b8f4d91dbff2658fb1ebf3f6e2..d2b637b717c3f617b774b8492bd5a611ff340e23 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -4017,8 +4017,6 @@ nfsd4_lock(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 			goto out;
 		status = nfserr_bad_stateid;
 		open_sop = lock->lk_replay_owner;
-		if (!open_sop->so_is_open_owner)
-			goto out;
 		if (!nfsd4_has_session(cstate) &&
 				!same_clid(&open_sop->so_client->cl_clientid,
 						&lock->v.new.clientid))