diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 9da4bd55eb301..dc1da2adc4599 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -4766,9 +4766,9 @@ static int nfs4_proc_unlck(struct nfs4_state *state, int cmd, struct file_lock *
 	if (status != 0)
 		goto out;
 	/* Is this a delegated lock? */
-	if (test_bit(NFS_DELEGATED_STATE, &state->flags))
-		goto out;
 	lsp = request->fl_u.nfs4_fl.owner;
+	if (test_bit(NFS_LOCK_INITIALIZED, &lsp->ls_flags) == 0)
+		goto out;
 	seqid = nfs_alloc_seqid(&lsp->ls_seqid, GFP_KERNEL);
 	status = -ENOMEM;
 	if (seqid == NULL)