diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 43e66fc1b90dc6ae4a963784faa0a967805c2ac0..028ae55e5f7a9e8a2a3346f0b74360057691caa8 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -1037,6 +1037,7 @@ static void
 free_ol_stateid_reaplist(struct list_head *reaplist)
 {
 	struct nfs4_ol_stateid *stp;
+	struct nfs4_file *fp;
 
 	might_sleep();
 
@@ -1044,7 +1045,10 @@ free_ol_stateid_reaplist(struct list_head *reaplist)
 		stp = list_first_entry(reaplist, struct nfs4_ol_stateid,
 				       st_locks);
 		list_del(&stp->st_locks);
+		fp = stp->st_stid.sc_file;
 		stp->st_stid.sc_free(&stp->st_stid);
+		if (fp)
+			put_nfs4_file(fp);
 	}
 }