diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 528365b89a35..ad72c0d57bee 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -8010,10 +8010,20 @@ __be32 manage_cpntf_state(struct nfsd_net *nn, stateid_t *st,
 			state = NULL;
 			goto unlock;
 		}
-		if (!clp)
+		if (!clp) {
 			refcount_inc(&state->cp_stateid.cs_count);
-		else
+		} else if (memcmp(&clp->cl_clientid, &state->cp_p_clid,
+				  sizeof(clientid_t))) {
+			/*
+			 * OFFLOAD_CANCEL: only the creating client may cancel.
+			 * so_id is guessable, so without this check any client
+			 * could free another's cpntf state.
+			 */
+			state = NULL;
+			goto unlock;
+		} else {
 			_free_cpntf_state_locked(nn, state);
+		}
 	}
 unlock:
 	spin_unlock(&nn->s2s_cp_lock);