diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index 5f7c422..e123cfc 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -242,6 +242,8 @@
 	struct inode *inode = lo->plh_inode;
 
 	if (atomic_dec_and_lock(&lo->plh_refcount, &inode->i_lock)) {
+		if (!list_empty(&lo->plh_segs))
+			WARN_ONCE(1, "NFS: BUG unfreed layout segments.\n");
 		pnfs_detach_layout_hdr(lo);
 		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 		pnfs_free_layout_hdr(lo);