diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 6ced8d5..1dfc8ee 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 #define CURRENT_STATEID(stateid) (!memcmp((stateid), &currentstateid, sizeof(stateid_t)))
 
 /* forward declarations */
-static int check_for_locks(struct nfs4_file *filp, struct nfs4_lockowner *lowner);
+static bool check_for_locks(struct nfs4_file *fp, struct nfs4_lockowner *lowner);
 
 /* Locking: */
 
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@
 	if (atomic_dec_and_lock(&fi->fi_ref, &state_lock)) {
 		hlist_del(&fi->fi_hash);
 		spin_unlock(&state_lock);
-		iput(fi->fi_inode);
 		nfsd4_free_file(fi);
 	}
 }
@@ -2845,8 +2844,7 @@
 }
 
 /* OPEN Share state helper functions */
-static void nfsd4_init_file(struct nfs4_file *fp, struct inode *ino,
-		struct knfsd_fh *fh)
+static void nfsd4_init_file(struct nfs4_file *fp, struct knfsd_fh *fh)
 {
 	unsigned int hashval = file_hashval(fh);
 
@@ -2856,8 +2854,6 @@
 	spin_lock_init(&fp->fi_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fp->fi_stateids);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fp->fi_delegations);
-	ihold(ino);
-	fp->fi_inode = ino;
 	fh_copy_shallow(&fp->fi_fhandle, fh);
 	fp->fi_had_conflict = false;
 	fp->fi_lease = NULL;
@@ -3063,14 +3059,14 @@
 }
 
 static struct nfs4_file *
-find_or_add_file(struct inode *ino, struct nfs4_file *new, struct knfsd_fh *fh)
+find_or_add_file(struct nfs4_file *new, struct knfsd_fh *fh)
 {
 	struct nfs4_file *fp;
 
 	spin_lock(&state_lock);
 	fp = find_file_locked(fh);
 	if (fp == NULL) {
-		nfsd4_init_file(new, ino, fh);
+		nfsd4_init_file(new, fh);
 		fp = new;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&state_lock);
@@ -3714,7 +3710,6 @@
 	struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp = rqstp->rq_resp;
 	struct nfs4_client *cl = open->op_openowner->oo_owner.so_client;
 	struct nfs4_file *fp = NULL;
-	struct inode *ino = current_fh->fh_dentry->d_inode;
 	struct nfs4_ol_stateid *stp = NULL;
 	struct nfs4_delegation *dp = NULL;
 	__be32 status;
@@ -3724,7 +3719,7 @@
 	 * and check for delegations in the process of being recalled.
 	 * If not found, create the nfs4_file struct
 	 */
-	fp = find_or_add_file(ino, open->op_file, &current_fh->fh_handle);
+	fp = find_or_add_file(open->op_file, &current_fh->fh_handle);
 	if (fp != open->op_file) {
 		status = nfs4_check_deleg(cl, open, &dp);
 		if (status)
@@ -4663,7 +4658,9 @@
 }
 
 static struct nfs4_ol_stateid *
-alloc_init_lock_stateid(struct nfs4_lockowner *lo, struct nfs4_file *fp, struct nfs4_ol_stateid *open_stp)
+alloc_init_lock_stateid(struct nfs4_lockowner *lo, struct nfs4_file *fp,
+		struct inode *inode,
+		struct nfs4_ol_stateid *open_stp)
 {
 	struct nfs4_ol_stateid *stp;
 	struct nfs4_client *clp = lo->lo_owner.so_client;
@@ -4723,6 +4720,7 @@
 	struct nfs4_file *fi = ost->st_file;
 	struct nfs4_openowner *oo = openowner(ost->st_stateowner);
 	struct nfs4_client *cl = oo->oo_owner.so_client;
+	struct inode *inode = cstate->current_fh.fh_dentry->d_inode;
 	struct nfs4_lockowner *lo;
 	unsigned int strhashval;
 	struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(cl->net, nfsd_net_id);
@@ -4743,7 +4741,7 @@
 
 	*lst = find_lock_stateid(lo, fi);
 	if (*lst == NULL) {
-		*lst = alloc_init_lock_stateid(lo, fi, ost);
+		*lst = alloc_init_lock_stateid(lo, fi, inode, ost);
 		if (*lst == NULL) {
 			release_lockowner_if_empty(lo);
 			return nfserr_jukebox;
@@ -5092,25 +5090,34 @@
 
 /*
  * returns
- * 	1: locks held by lockowner
- * 	0: no locks held by lockowner
+ * 	true:  locks held by lockowner
+ * 	false: no locks held by lockowner
  */
-static int
-check_for_locks(struct nfs4_file *filp, struct nfs4_lockowner *lowner)
+static bool
+check_for_locks(struct nfs4_file *fp, struct nfs4_lockowner *lowner)
 {
 	struct file_lock **flpp;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->fi_inode;
-	int status = 0;
+	int status = false;
+	struct file *filp = find_any_file(fp);
+	struct inode *inode;
+
+	if (!filp) {
+		/* Any valid lock stateid should have some sort of access */
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+		return status;
+	}
+
+	inode = file_inode(filp);
 
 	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
 	for (flpp = &inode->i_flock; *flpp != NULL; flpp = &(*flpp)->fl_next) {
 		if ((*flpp)->fl_owner == (fl_owner_t)lowner) {
-			status = 1;
-			goto out;
+			status = true;
+			break;
 		}
 	}
-out:
 	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+	fput(filp);
 	return status;
 }