diff --git a/fs/lockd/svcsubs.c b/fs/lockd/svcsubs.c
index 0a22a2faf552..b2f277727469 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/svcsubs.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/svcsubs.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ nlm_delete_file(struct nlm_file *file)
 	}
 }
 
-static int nlm_unlock_files(struct nlm_file *file)
+static int nlm_unlock_files(struct nlm_file *file, fl_owner_t owner)
 {
 	struct file_lock lock;
 
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ static int nlm_unlock_files(struct nlm_file *file)
 	lock.fl_type  = F_UNLCK;
 	lock.fl_start = 0;
 	lock.fl_end   = OFFSET_MAX;
+	lock.fl_owner = owner;
 	if (file->f_file[O_RDONLY] &&
 	    vfs_lock_file(file->f_file[O_RDONLY], F_SETLK, &lock, NULL))
 		goto out_err;
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ again:
 		if (match(lockhost, host)) {
 
 			spin_unlock(&flctx->flc_lock);
-			if (nlm_unlock_files(file))
+			if (nlm_unlock_files(file, fl->fl_owner))
 				return 1;
 			goto again;
 		}