diff --git a/fs/lockd/svclock.c b/fs/lockd/svclock.c
index b56d439bad82..9cfced65d4a2 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/svclock.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/svclock.c
@@ -227,25 +227,27 @@ failed:
  * It is the caller's responsibility to check whether the file
  * can be closed hereafter.
  */
-static void
+static int
 nlmsvc_delete_block(struct nlm_block *block, int unlock)
 {
 	struct file_lock	*fl = &block->b_call.a_args.lock.fl;
 	struct nlm_file		*file = block->b_file;
 	struct nlm_block	**bp;
+	int status = 0;
 
 	dprintk("lockd: deleting block %p...\n", block);
 
 	/* Remove block from list */
 	nlmsvc_remove_block(block);
-	posix_unblock_lock(file->f_file, fl);
+	if (unlock)
+		status = posix_unblock_lock(file->f_file, fl);
 
 	/* If the block is in the middle of a GRANT callback,
 	 * don't kill it yet. */
 	if (block->b_incall) {
 		nlmsvc_insert_block(block, NLM_NEVER);
 		block->b_done = 1;
-		return;
+		return status;
 	}
 
 	/* Remove block from file's list of blocks */
@@ -260,6 +262,7 @@ nlmsvc_delete_block(struct nlm_block *block, int unlock)
 		nlm_release_host(block->b_host);
 	nlmclnt_freegrantargs(&block->b_call);
 	kfree(block);
+	return status;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -270,6 +273,7 @@ int
 nlmsvc_traverse_blocks(struct nlm_host *host, struct nlm_file *file, int action)
 {
 	struct nlm_block	*block, *next;
+	/* XXX: Will everything get cleaned up if we don't unlock here? */
 
 	down(&file->f_sema);
 	for (block = file->f_blocks; block; block = next) {
@@ -439,6 +443,7 @@ u32
 nlmsvc_cancel_blocked(struct nlm_file *file, struct nlm_lock *lock)
 {
 	struct nlm_block	*block;
+	int status = 0;
 
 	dprintk("lockd: nlmsvc_cancel(%s/%ld, pi=%d, %Ld-%Ld)\n",
 				file->f_file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_sb->s_id,
@@ -449,9 +454,9 @@ nlmsvc_cancel_blocked(struct nlm_file *file, struct nlm_lock *lock)
 
 	down(&file->f_sema);
 	if ((block = nlmsvc_lookup_block(file, lock, 1)) != NULL)
-		nlmsvc_delete_block(block, 1);
+		status = nlmsvc_delete_block(block, 1);
 	up(&file->f_sema);
-	return nlm_granted;
+	return status ? nlm_lck_denied : nlm_granted;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c
index 75650d52fe60..fb32d6218e21 100644
--- a/fs/locks.c
+++ b/fs/locks.c
@@ -1958,13 +1958,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(posix_block_lock);
  *
  *	lockd needs to block waiting for locks.
  */
-void
+int
 posix_unblock_lock(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *waiter)
 {
+	int status = 0;
+
 	lock_kernel();
 	if (waiter->fl_next)
 		__locks_delete_block(waiter);
+	else
+		status = -ENOENT;
 	unlock_kernel();
+	return status;
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(posix_unblock_lock);
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 115e72be25d0..2c9c48d65630 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ extern struct file_lock *posix_test_lock(struct file *, struct file_lock *);
 extern int posix_lock_file(struct file *, struct file_lock *);
 extern int posix_lock_file_wait(struct file *, struct file_lock *);
 extern void posix_block_lock(struct file_lock *, struct file_lock *);
-extern void posix_unblock_lock(struct file *, struct file_lock *);
+extern int posix_unblock_lock(struct file *, struct file_lock *);
 extern int posix_locks_deadlock(struct file_lock *, struct file_lock *);
 extern int flock_lock_file_wait(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *fl);
 extern int __break_lease(struct inode *inode, unsigned int flags);