diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 4a896c7b494f..d854eac6db42 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -9516,8 +9516,10 @@ nfsd_get_dir_deleg(struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
 	spin_unlock(&state_lock);
 
-	if (!status)
+	if (!status) {
+		put_nfs4_file(fp);
 		return dp;
+	}
 
 	/* Something failed. Drop the lease and clean up the stid */
 	kernel_setlease(fp->fi_deleg_file->nf_file, F_UNLCK, NULL, (void **)&dp);
@@ -9525,5 +9527,6 @@ nfsd_get_dir_deleg(struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	nfs4_put_stid(&dp->dl_stid);
 out_delegees:
 	put_deleg_file(fp);
+	put_nfs4_file(fp);
 	return ERR_PTR(status);
 }