diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index a9f096c7e99f..7d5351cd67fb 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -877,6 +877,7 @@ nfsd4_secinfo(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 				    &exp, &dentry);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
+	fh_unlock(&cstate->current_fh);
 	if (d_really_is_negative(dentry)) {
 		exp_put(exp);
 		err = nfserr_noent;