diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 228c2b0753dc..de2c3809d15a 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -508,15 +508,26 @@ find_any_file(struct nfs4_file *f)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct nfsd_file *find_deleg_file(struct nfs4_file *f)
+static struct nfsd_file *find_any_file_locked(struct nfs4_file *f)
 {
-	struct nfsd_file *ret = NULL;
+	lockdep_assert_held(&f->fi_lock);
+
+	if (f->fi_fds[O_RDWR])
+		return f->fi_fds[O_RDWR];
+	if (f->fi_fds[O_WRONLY])
+		return f->fi_fds[O_WRONLY];
+	if (f->fi_fds[O_RDONLY])
+		return f->fi_fds[O_RDONLY];
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static struct nfsd_file *find_deleg_file_locked(struct nfs4_file *f)
+{
+	lockdep_assert_held(&f->fi_lock);
 
-	spin_lock(&f->fi_lock);
 	if (f->fi_deleg_file)
-		ret = nfsd_file_get(f->fi_deleg_file);
-	spin_unlock(&f->fi_lock);
-	return ret;
+		return f->fi_deleg_file;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 static atomic_long_t num_delegations;
@@ -2402,9 +2413,11 @@ static int nfs4_show_open(struct seq_file *s, struct nfs4_stid *st)
 	ols = openlockstateid(st);
 	oo = ols->st_stateowner;
 	nf = st->sc_file;
-	file = find_any_file(nf);
+
+	spin_lock(&nf->fi_lock);
+	file = find_any_file_locked(nf);
 	if (!file)
-		return 0;
+		goto out;
 
 	seq_printf(s, "- 0x%16phN: { type: open, ", &st->sc_stateid);
 
@@ -2422,8 +2435,8 @@ static int nfs4_show_open(struct seq_file *s, struct nfs4_stid *st)
 	seq_printf(s, ", ");
 	nfs4_show_owner(s, oo);
 	seq_printf(s, " }\n");
-	nfsd_file_put(file);
-
+out:
+	spin_unlock(&nf->fi_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2437,9 +2450,10 @@ static int nfs4_show_lock(struct seq_file *s, struct nfs4_stid *st)
 	ols = openlockstateid(st);
 	oo = ols->st_stateowner;
 	nf = st->sc_file;
-	file = find_any_file(nf);
+	spin_lock(&nf->fi_lock);
+	file = find_any_file_locked(nf);
 	if (!file)
-		return 0;
+		goto out;
 
 	seq_printf(s, "- 0x%16phN: { type: lock, ", &st->sc_stateid);
 
@@ -2455,8 +2469,8 @@ static int nfs4_show_lock(struct seq_file *s, struct nfs4_stid *st)
 	seq_printf(s, ", ");
 	nfs4_show_owner(s, oo);
 	seq_printf(s, " }\n");
-	nfsd_file_put(file);
-
+out:
+	spin_unlock(&nf->fi_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2468,9 +2482,10 @@ static int nfs4_show_deleg(struct seq_file *s, struct nfs4_stid *st)
 
 	ds = delegstateid(st);
 	nf = st->sc_file;
-	file = find_deleg_file(nf);
+	spin_lock(&nf->fi_lock);
+	file = find_deleg_file_locked(nf);
 	if (!file)
-		return 0;
+		goto out;
 
 	seq_printf(s, "- 0x%16phN: { type: deleg, ", &st->sc_stateid);
 
@@ -2482,8 +2497,8 @@ static int nfs4_show_deleg(struct seq_file *s, struct nfs4_stid *st)
 
 	nfs4_show_superblock(s, file);
 	seq_printf(s, " }\n");
-	nfsd_file_put(file);
-
+out:
+	spin_unlock(&nf->fi_lock);
 	return 0;
 }