diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index a0c97bff3cff..bef0ec9be459 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -7876,7 +7876,7 @@ nfs4_preprocess_seqid_op(struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate, u32 seqid,
 		return status;
 	stp = openlockstateid(s);
 	if (nfsd4_cstate_assign_replay(cstate, stp->st_stateowner) == -EAGAIN) {
-		nfs4_put_stateowner(stp->st_stateowner);
+		nfs4_put_stid(&stp->st_stid);
 		goto retry;
 	}