diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 65cfe9ab47be..c1f347bbf8f4 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -4343,7 +4343,8 @@ find_file_locked(struct knfsd_fh *fh, unsigned int hashval)
 {
 	struct nfs4_file *fp;
 
-	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(fp, &file_hashtbl[hashval], fi_hash) {
+	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(fp, &file_hashtbl[hashval], fi_hash,
+				lockdep_is_held(&state_lock)) {
 		if (fh_match(&fp->fi_fhandle, fh)) {
 			if (refcount_inc_not_zero(&fp->fi_ref))
 				return fp;