diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_file.c b/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
index 019f1cd8750b3b31a5b96109f29b7e8a1ea393df..df52d488d2a697ad917e53ee96428c7c2714ae98 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static int v9fs_file_lock(struct file *filp, int cmd, struct file_lock *fl)
 	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_VFS, "filp: %p lock: %p\n", filp, fl);
 
 	/* No mandatory locks */
-	if (__mandatory_lock(inode))
+	if (__mandatory_lock(inode) && fl->fl_type != F_UNLCK)
 		return -ENOLCK;
 
 	if ((IS_SETLK(cmd) || IS_SETLKW(cmd)) && fl->fl_type != F_UNLCK) {