diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index 27715306f24bbf3f400bfeee7376a2e929fb214d..e056f617adf2f927bcc86b8cda118479a9588bee 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -480,8 +480,11 @@ nfs_lock_and_join_requests(struct page *page, bool nonblock)
 
 	/* lock each request in the page group */
 	ret = nfs_page_group_lock(head, true);
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+		nfs_release_request(head);
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+	}
 	subreq = head;
 	do {
 		/*