diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index b8c2a041ec4b..c7eb558cb86b 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -5631,8 +5631,10 @@ static void nfsd_break_one_deleg(struct nfs4_delegation *dp)
 	refcount_inc(&dp->dl_stid.sc_count);
 	queued = nfsd4_run_cb(&dp->dl_recall);
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(!queued);
-	if (!queued)
+	if (!queued) {
 		refcount_dec(&dp->dl_stid.sc_count);
+		clear_bit(NFSD4_CALLBACK_RUNNING, &dp->dl_recall.cb_flags);
+	}
 }
 
 /* Called from break_lease() with flc_lock held. */