diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 5b06b8d4e014..acef50824d1a 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -6886,10 +6886,18 @@ static struct nfs4_unlockdata *nfs4_alloc_unlockdata(struct file_lock *fl,
 	struct nfs4_unlockdata *p;
 	struct nfs4_state *state = lsp->ls_state;
 	struct inode *inode = state->inode;
+	struct nfs_lock_context *l_ctx;
 
 	p = kzalloc(sizeof(*p), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (p == NULL)
 		return NULL;
+	l_ctx = nfs_get_lock_context(ctx);
+	if (!IS_ERR(l_ctx)) {
+		p->l_ctx = l_ctx;
+	} else {
+		kfree(p);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 	p->arg.fh = NFS_FH(inode);
 	p->arg.fl = &p->fl;
 	p->arg.seqid = seqid;
@@ -6897,7 +6905,6 @@ static struct nfs4_unlockdata *nfs4_alloc_unlockdata(struct file_lock *fl,
 	p->lsp = lsp;
 	/* Ensure we don't close file until we're done freeing locks! */
 	p->ctx = get_nfs_open_context(ctx);
-	p->l_ctx = nfs_get_lock_context(ctx);
 	locks_init_lock(&p->fl);
 	locks_copy_lock(&p->fl, fl);
 	p->server = NFS_SERVER(inode);