diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 72da0d44e66b..a3a828d17563 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -660,6 +660,8 @@ unhash_delegation(struct nfs4_delegation *dp)
 
 	spin_lock(&state_lock);
 	dp->dl_stid.sc_type = NFS4_CLOSED_DELEG_STID;
+	/* Ensure that deleg break won't try to requeue it */
+	++dp->dl_time;
 	spin_lock(&fp->fi_lock);
 	list_del_init(&dp->dl_perclnt);
 	list_del_init(&dp->dl_recall_lru);