diff --git a/fs/lockd/svc4proc.c b/fs/lockd/svc4proc.c
index 742b8d31d2fa..e318d55e4c0e 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/svc4proc.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/svc4proc.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ nlm4svc_retrieve_args(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nlm_args *argp,
 		*filp = file;
 
 		/* Set up the missing parts of the file_lock structure */
+		lock->fl.fl_flags = FL_POSIX;
 		lock->fl.fl_file  = file->f_file[mode];
 		lock->fl.fl_pid = current->tgid;
 		lock->fl.fl_start = (loff_t)lock->lock_start;
diff --git a/fs/lockd/svcproc.c b/fs/lockd/svcproc.c
index 7e25d5583c7d..2a615032f5d0 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/svcproc.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/svcproc.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ nlmsvc_retrieve_args(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nlm_args *argp,
 
 		/* Set up the missing parts of the file_lock structure */
 		mode = lock_to_openmode(&lock->fl);
+		lock->fl.fl_flags = FL_POSIX;
 		lock->fl.fl_file  = file->f_file[mode];
 		lock->fl.fl_pid = current->tgid;
 		lock->fl.fl_lmops = &nlmsvc_lock_operations;