diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 6dc6340e2852..7d6c657e0409 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -4945,10 +4945,8 @@ nfsd_break_deleg_cb(struct file_lock *fl)
 	 */
 	fl->fl_break_time = 0;
 
-	spin_lock(&fp->fi_lock);
 	fp->fi_had_conflict = true;
 	nfsd_break_one_deleg(dp);
-	spin_unlock(&fp->fi_lock);
 	return false;
 }
 
@@ -5557,12 +5555,13 @@ nfs4_set_delegation(struct nfsd4_open *open, struct nfs4_ol_stateid *stp,
 	if (status)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
+	status = -EAGAIN;
+	if (fp->fi_had_conflict)
+		goto out_unlock;
+
 	spin_lock(&state_lock);
 	spin_lock(&fp->fi_lock);
-	if (fp->fi_had_conflict)
-		status = -EAGAIN;
-	else
-		status = hash_delegation_locked(dp, fp);
+	status = hash_delegation_locked(dp, fp);
 	spin_unlock(&fp->fi_lock);
 	spin_unlock(&state_lock);