diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index f393da8c26e1c1a0285682aabf9e4de56a66882e..123b47105c0d1af4cc97461c522cd86b1628303b 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -4294,7 +4294,6 @@ nfsd4_locku(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 		status = nfserr_lock_range;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	BUG_ON(!filp);
 	locks_init_lock(&file_lock);
 	file_lock.fl_type = F_UNLCK;
 	file_lock.fl_owner = (fl_owner_t)lockowner(stp->st_stateowner);