diff --git a/fs/nfs/delegation.c b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
index 2ba4d221bf9d..39c697e100b1 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/delegation.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
@@ -981,6 +981,11 @@ void nfs_delegation_mark_returned(struct inode *inode,
 	}
 
 	nfs_mark_delegation_revoked(delegation);
+	clear_bit(NFS_DELEGATION_RETURNING, &delegation->flags);
+	spin_unlock(&delegation->lock);
+	if (nfs_detach_delegation(NFS_I(inode), delegation, NFS_SERVER(inode)))
+		nfs_put_delegation(delegation);
+	goto out_rcu_unlock;
 
 out_clear_returning:
 	clear_bit(NFS_DELEGATION_RETURNING, &delegation->flags);