diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index 1b6756aa013cf993791de489cc48dfd26d8c5d7c..0166b49fb23ec40d9794007dd0179bbc9d68a0ea 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ nfsd4_proc_compound(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 			nfsd4_encode_operation(resp, op);
 			status = op->status;
 		}
-		if (replay_owner && (replay_owner != (void *)(-1))) {
+		if (replay_owner) {
 			nfs4_put_stateowner(replay_owner);
 			replay_owner = NULL;
 		}