diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h b/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
index b8ea4a26998c..19f567c39670 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
@@ -129,17 +129,6 @@ enum {
  * LOCK: one nfs4_state (LOCK) to hold the lock stateid nfs4_state(OPEN)
  */
 
-struct nfs4_lock_owner {
-	unsigned int lo_type;
-#define NFS4_ANY_LOCK_TYPE	(0U)
-#define NFS4_FLOCK_LOCK_TYPE	(1U << 0)
-#define NFS4_POSIX_LOCK_TYPE	(1U << 1)
-	union {
-		fl_owner_t posix_owner;
-		pid_t flock_owner;
-	} lo_u;
-};
-
 struct nfs4_lock_state {
 	struct list_head	ls_locks;	/* Other lock stateids */
 	struct nfs4_state *	ls_state;	/* Pointer to open state */
@@ -149,7 +138,7 @@ struct nfs4_lock_state {
 	struct nfs_seqid_counter	ls_seqid;
 	nfs4_stateid		ls_stateid;
 	atomic_t		ls_count;
-	struct nfs4_lock_owner	ls_owner;
+	fl_owner_t		ls_owner;
 };
 
 /* bits for nfs4_state->flags */
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
index 848f6853c59e..544040835482 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
@@ -787,21 +787,12 @@ void nfs4_close_sync(struct nfs4_state *state, fmode_t fmode)
  * that is compatible with current->files
  */
 static struct nfs4_lock_state *
-__nfs4_find_lock_state(struct nfs4_state *state, fl_owner_t fl_owner, pid_t fl_pid, unsigned int type)
+__nfs4_find_lock_state(struct nfs4_state *state, fl_owner_t fl_owner)
 {
 	struct nfs4_lock_state *pos;
 	list_for_each_entry(pos, &state->lock_states, ls_locks) {
-		if (type != NFS4_ANY_LOCK_TYPE && pos->ls_owner.lo_type != type)
+		if (pos->ls_owner != fl_owner)
 			continue;
-		switch (pos->ls_owner.lo_type) {
-		case NFS4_POSIX_LOCK_TYPE:
-			if (pos->ls_owner.lo_u.posix_owner != fl_owner)
-				continue;
-			break;
-		case NFS4_FLOCK_LOCK_TYPE:
-			if (pos->ls_owner.lo_u.flock_owner != fl_pid)
-				continue;
-		}
 		atomic_inc(&pos->ls_count);
 		return pos;
 	}
@@ -813,7 +804,7 @@ __nfs4_find_lock_state(struct nfs4_state *state, fl_owner_t fl_owner, pid_t fl_p
  * exists, return an uninitialized one.
  *
  */
-static struct nfs4_lock_state *nfs4_alloc_lock_state(struct nfs4_state *state, fl_owner_t fl_owner, pid_t fl_pid, unsigned int type)
+static struct nfs4_lock_state *nfs4_alloc_lock_state(struct nfs4_state *state, fl_owner_t fl_owner)
 {
 	struct nfs4_lock_state *lsp;
 	struct nfs_server *server = state->owner->so_server;
@@ -824,17 +815,7 @@ static struct nfs4_lock_state *nfs4_alloc_lock_state(struct nfs4_state *state, f
 	nfs4_init_seqid_counter(&lsp->ls_seqid);
 	atomic_set(&lsp->ls_count, 1);
 	lsp->ls_state = state;
-	lsp->ls_owner.lo_type = type;
-	switch (lsp->ls_owner.lo_type) {
-	case NFS4_FLOCK_LOCK_TYPE:
-		lsp->ls_owner.lo_u.flock_owner = fl_pid;
-		break;
-	case NFS4_POSIX_LOCK_TYPE:
-		lsp->ls_owner.lo_u.posix_owner = fl_owner;
-		break;
-	default:
-		goto out_free;
-	}
+	lsp->ls_owner = fl_owner;
 	lsp->ls_seqid.owner_id = ida_simple_get(&server->lockowner_id, 0, 0, GFP_NOFS);
 	if (lsp->ls_seqid.owner_id < 0)
 		goto out_free;
@@ -857,13 +838,13 @@ void nfs4_free_lock_state(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs4_lock_state *lsp
  * exists, return an uninitialized one.
  *
  */
-static struct nfs4_lock_state *nfs4_get_lock_state(struct nfs4_state *state, fl_owner_t owner, pid_t pid, unsigned int type)
+static struct nfs4_lock_state *nfs4_get_lock_state(struct nfs4_state *state, fl_owner_t owner)
 {
 	struct nfs4_lock_state *lsp, *new = NULL;
 	
 	for(;;) {
 		spin_lock(&state->state_lock);
-		lsp = __nfs4_find_lock_state(state, owner, pid, type);
+		lsp = __nfs4_find_lock_state(state, owner);
 		if (lsp != NULL)
 			break;
 		if (new != NULL) {
@@ -874,7 +855,7 @@ static struct nfs4_lock_state *nfs4_get_lock_state(struct nfs4_state *state, fl_
 			break;
 		}
 		spin_unlock(&state->state_lock);
-		new = nfs4_alloc_lock_state(state, owner, pid, type);
+		new = nfs4_alloc_lock_state(state, owner);
 		if (new == NULL)
 			return NULL;
 	}
@@ -935,13 +916,7 @@ int nfs4_set_lock_state(struct nfs4_state *state, struct file_lock *fl)
 
 	if (fl->fl_ops != NULL)
 		return 0;
-	if (fl->fl_flags & FL_POSIX)
-		lsp = nfs4_get_lock_state(state, fl->fl_owner, 0, NFS4_POSIX_LOCK_TYPE);
-	else if (fl->fl_flags & FL_FLOCK)
-		lsp = nfs4_get_lock_state(state, NULL, fl->fl_pid,
-				NFS4_FLOCK_LOCK_TYPE);
-	else
-		return -EINVAL;
+	lsp = nfs4_get_lock_state(state, fl->fl_owner);
 	if (lsp == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	fl->fl_u.nfs4_fl.owner = lsp;
@@ -955,7 +930,6 @@ static int nfs4_copy_lock_stateid(nfs4_stateid *dst,
 {
 	struct nfs4_lock_state *lsp;
 	fl_owner_t fl_owner;
-	pid_t fl_pid;
 	int ret = -ENOENT;
 
 
@@ -966,9 +940,8 @@ static int nfs4_copy_lock_stateid(nfs4_stateid *dst,
 		goto out;
 
 	fl_owner = lockowner->l_owner;
-	fl_pid = lockowner->l_pid;
 	spin_lock(&state->state_lock);
-	lsp = __nfs4_find_lock_state(state, fl_owner, fl_pid, NFS4_ANY_LOCK_TYPE);
+	lsp = __nfs4_find_lock_state(state, fl_owner);
 	if (lsp && test_bit(NFS_LOCK_LOST, &lsp->ls_flags))
 		ret = -EIO;
 	else if (lsp != NULL && test_bit(NFS_LOCK_INITIALIZED, &lsp->ls_flags) != 0) {