2 files changed, 4 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/fs/lockd/clntproc.c b/fs/lockd/clntproc.c
index 0b4acc1c5e7d..a5c019e1a447 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/clntproc.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/clntproc.c
@@ -361,7 +361,6 @@ static int __nlm_async_call(struct nlm_rqst *req, u32 proc, struct rpc_message *
 {
         struct nlm_host *host = req->a_host;
         struct rpc_clnt *clnt;
-        int status = -ENOLCK;
 
         dprintk("lockd: call procedure %d on %s (async)\n",
                         (int)proc, host->h_name);
@@ -373,12 +372,10 @@ static int __nlm_async_call(struct nlm_rqst *req, u32 proc, struct rpc_message *
         msg->rpc_proc = &clnt->cl_procinfo[proc];
 
         /* bootstrap and kick off the async RPC call */
-        status = rpc_call_async(clnt, msg, RPC_TASK_ASYNC, tk_ops, req);
-        if (status == 0)
-                return 0;
+        return rpc_call_async(clnt, msg, RPC_TASK_ASYNC, tk_ops, req);
 out_err:
-        nlm_release_call(req);
-        return status;
+        tk_ops->rpc_release(req);
+        return -ENOLCK;
 }
 
 int nlm_async_call(struct nlm_rqst *req, u32 proc, const struct rpc_call_ops *tk_ops)
diff --git a/fs/lockd/svclock.c b/fs/lockd/svclock.c
index c7db0a5bccdc..cf51f849e76c 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/svclock.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/svclock.c
@@ -593,9 +593,7 @@ callback:
 
         /* Call the client */
         kref_get(&block->b_count);
-        if (nlm_async_call(block->b_call, NLMPROC_GRANTED_MSG,
-                                                &nlmsvc_grant_ops) < 0)
-                nlmsvc_release_block(block);
+        nlm_async_call(block->b_call, NLMPROC_GRANTED_MSG, &nlmsvc_grant_ops);
 }
 
 /*