diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
index 1408166222c5..c16671135d17 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ nfsd_file_do_acquire(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct net *net,
 		 * the last one however, since we should hold another.
 		 */
 		if (nfsd_file_lru_remove(nf))
-			WARN_ON_ONCE(refcount_dec_and_test(&nf->nf_ref));
+			refcount_dec(&nf->nf_ref);
 		goto wait_for_construction;
 	}