diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
index 9d7bb65b07463..6af4e6027227f 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
@@ -1051,6 +1051,7 @@ nfsd_file_do_acquire(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 			status = nfserr_jukebox;
 			goto construction_err;
 		}
+		nfsd_file_put(nf);
 		open_retry = false;
 		fh_put(fhp);
 		goto retry;