diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index a93b408e7d3c..a808763c52c1 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -3106,12 +3106,13 @@ static int _nfs4_open_and_get_state(struct nfs4_opendata *opendata,
 	}
 
 out:
-	if (opendata->lgp) {
-		nfs4_lgopen_release(opendata->lgp);
-		opendata->lgp = NULL;
-	}
-	if (!opendata->cancelled)
+	if (!opendata->cancelled) {
+		if (opendata->lgp) {
+			nfs4_lgopen_release(opendata->lgp);
+			opendata->lgp = NULL;
+		}
 		nfs4_sequence_free_slot(&opendata->o_res.seq_res);
+	}
 	return ret;
 }