diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 4aeb08040f3e..e6d0c3b1169a 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -1496,7 +1496,8 @@ static void nfs4_free_ol_stateid(struct nfs4_stid *stid)
 	release_all_access(stp);
 	if (stp->st_stateowner)
 		nfs4_put_stateowner(stp->st_stateowner);
-	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&stid->sc_cp_list));
+	if (!list_empty(&stid->sc_cp_list))
+		nfs4_free_cpntf_statelist(stid->sc_client->net, stid);
 	kmem_cache_free(stateid_slab, stid);
 }