1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/locks.c b/fs/ocfs2/locks.c
index 544ac6245175..b5cb3ede9408 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/locks.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/locks.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ int ocfs2_lock(struct file *file, int cmd, struct file_lock *fl)
 
         if (!(fl->fl_flags & FL_POSIX))
                 return -ENOLCK;
-        if (__mandatory_lock(inode))
+        if (__mandatory_lock(inode) && fl->fl_type != F_UNLCK)
                 return -ENOLCK;
 
         return ocfs2_plock(osb->cconn, OCFS2_I(inode)->ip_blkno, file, cmd, fl);