diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index baf03a31203c..d63a4e5439c2 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -4277,11 +4277,9 @@ static struct nfs4_file *nfsd4_alloc_file(void)
 }
 
 /* OPEN Share state helper functions */
-static void nfsd4_init_file(struct svc_fh *fh, unsigned int hashval,
-				struct nfs4_file *fp)
-{
-	lockdep_assert_held(&state_lock);
 
+static void nfsd4_file_init(const struct svc_fh *fh, struct nfs4_file *fp)
+{
 	refcount_set(&fp->fi_ref, 1);
 	spin_lock_init(&fp->fi_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fp->fi_stateids);
@@ -4299,7 +4297,6 @@ static void nfsd4_init_file(struct svc_fh *fh, unsigned int hashval,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fp->fi_lo_states);
 	atomic_set(&fp->fi_lo_recalls, 0);
 #endif
-	hlist_add_head_rcu(&fp->fi_hash, &file_hashtbl[hashval]);
 }
 
 void
@@ -4717,7 +4714,8 @@ static struct nfs4_file *insert_file(struct nfs4_file *new, struct svc_fh *fh,
 			fp->fi_aliased = alias_found = true;
 	}
 	if (likely(ret == NULL)) {
-		nfsd4_init_file(fh, hashval, new);
+		nfsd4_file_init(fh, new);
+		hlist_add_head_rcu(&new->fi_hash, &file_hashtbl[hashval]);
 		new->fi_aliased = alias_found;
 		ret = new;
 	}