diff --git a/fs/nfs/callback_proc.c b/fs/nfs/callback_proc.c
index b6ffac9963c8..eb9d035451a2 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/callback_proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/callback_proc.c
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ static struct inode *nfs_layout_find_inode_by_stateid(struct nfs_client *clp,
 
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(server, &clp->cl_superblocks, client_link) {
 		list_for_each_entry(lo, &server->layouts, plh_layouts) {
+			if (!pnfs_layout_is_valid(lo))
+				continue;
 			if (stateid != NULL &&
 			    !nfs4_stateid_match_other(stateid, &lo->plh_stateid))
 				continue;