diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index f3018cb267692043b5f8cd67d8adc7d5a82c6217..4e50f14f5bc12a1770219d8af9272d983669d52f 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -4579,10 +4579,15 @@ nfsd4_close(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	nfsd4_bump_seqid(cstate, status);
 	if (status)
 		goto out; 
+	/* FIXME: move into nfs4_preprocess_seqid_op */
+	atomic_inc(&stp->st_stid.sc_count);
 	update_stateid(&stp->st_stid.sc_stateid);
 	memcpy(&close->cl_stateid, &stp->st_stid.sc_stateid, sizeof(stateid_t));
 
 	nfsd4_close_open_stateid(stp);
+
+	/* put reference from nfs4_preprocess_seqid_op */
+	nfs4_put_stid(&stp->st_stid);
 out:
 	if (!cstate->replay_owner)
 		nfs4_unlock_state();