diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 45b35b9..55e1e3a 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/file.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/ratelimit.h>
 #include <linux/printk.h>
@@ -5604,6 +5605,7 @@ static struct nfs4_lockdata *nfs4_alloc_lockdata(struct file_lock *fl,
 	p->server = server;
 	atomic_inc(&lsp->ls_count);
 	p->ctx = get_nfs_open_context(ctx);
+	get_file(fl->fl_file);
 	memcpy(&p->fl, fl, sizeof(p->fl));
 	return p;
 out_free_seqid:
@@ -5716,6 +5718,7 @@ static void nfs4_lock_release(void *calldata)
 		nfs_free_seqid(data->arg.lock_seqid);
 	nfs4_put_lock_state(data->lsp);
 	put_nfs_open_context(data->ctx);
+	fput(data->fl.fl_file);
 	kfree(data);
 	dprintk("%s: done!\n", __func__);
 }