diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 809080ad3ad49c6009b7f00e1ddb6604de6d4bd2..6fb73f66251ba7a1dcea7297869ae112beb2151a 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -3124,7 +3124,7 @@ static int _nfs4_do_setattr(struct inode *inode,
 
 	if (nfs4_copy_delegation_stateid(inode, FMODE_WRITE, &arg->stateid, &delegation_cred)) {
 		/* Use that stateid */
-	} else if (ctx != NULL) {
+	} else if (ctx != NULL && ctx->state) {
 		struct nfs_lock_context *l_ctx;
 		if (!nfs4_valid_open_stateid(ctx->state))
 			return -EBADF;