diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c
index c266cfdc3291..607f94a0e789 100644
--- a/fs/locks.c
+++ b/fs/locks.c
@@ -2129,6 +2129,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(flock, unsigned int, fd, unsigned int, cmd)
 	else
 		error = locks_lock_file_wait(f.file, &fl);
 
+	locks_release_private(&fl);
  out_putf:
 	fdput(f);