diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index e59aec57e9e8..eb832e996364 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -8126,6 +8126,10 @@ nfsd4_delegreturn(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	if (status)
 		goto put_stateid;
 
+	status = nfs4_check_fh(&cstate->current_fh, &dp->dl_stid);
+	if (status)
+		goto put_stateid;
+
 	trace_nfsd_deleg_return(stateid);
 	destroy_delegation(dp);
 	smp_mb__after_atomic();