diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 4e50f14f5bc1..8e18ca49555f 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -4434,10 +4434,12 @@ nfsd4_open_confirm(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 					NFS4_OPEN_STID, &stp, nn);
 	if (status)
 		goto out;
+	/* FIXME: move into nfs4_preprocess_seqid_op */
+	atomic_inc(&stp->st_stid.sc_count);
 	oo = openowner(stp->st_stateowner);
 	status = nfserr_bad_stateid;
 	if (oo->oo_flags & NFS4_OO_CONFIRMED)
-		goto out;
+		goto put_stateid;
 	oo->oo_flags |= NFS4_OO_CONFIRMED;
 	update_stateid(&stp->st_stid.sc_stateid);
 	memcpy(&oc->oc_resp_stateid, &stp->st_stid.sc_stateid, sizeof(stateid_t));
@@ -4446,6 +4448,8 @@ nfsd4_open_confirm(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 
 	nfsd4_client_record_create(oo->oo_owner.so_client);
 	status = nfs_ok;
+put_stateid:
+	nfs4_put_stid(&stp->st_stid);
 out:
 	nfsd4_bump_seqid(cstate, status);
 	if (!cstate->replay_owner)