diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
index 22e77ede9f14..82198d747c4c 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ nfsd_file_find_locked(struct inode *inode, unsigned int may_flags,
 	unsigned char need = may_flags & NFSD_FILE_MAY_MASK;
 
 	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(nf, &nfsd_file_hashtbl[hashval].nfb_head,
-				 nf_node) {
+				 nf_node, lockdep_is_held(&nfsd_file_hashtbl[hashval].nfb_lock)) {
 		if ((need & nf->nf_may) != need)
 			continue;
 		if (nf->nf_inode != inode)