diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index f54ef526f25d..9b660491f393 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -2686,7 +2686,7 @@ static int client_opens_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	/* XXX: alternatively, we could get/drop in seq start/stop */
 	drop_client(clp);
-	return 0;
+	return seq_release(inode, file);
 }
 
 static const struct file_operations client_states_fops = {