diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
index ac38b41c89c6..58721fced7f3 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
@@ -452,6 +452,24 @@ nfsd_file_put(struct nfsd_file *nf)
 		nfsd_file_put_noref(nf);
 }
 
+/**
+ * nfsd_file_close - Close an nfsd_file
+ * @nf: nfsd_file to close
+ *
+ * If this is the final reference for @nf, free it immediately.
+ * This reflects an on-the-wire CLOSE or DELEGRETURN into the
+ * VFS and exported filesystem.
+ */
+void nfsd_file_close(struct nfsd_file *nf)
+{
+	nfsd_file_put(nf);
+	if (refcount_dec_if_one(&nf->nf_ref)) {
+		nfsd_file_unhash(nf);
+		nfsd_file_lru_remove(nf);
+		nfsd_file_free(nf);
+	}
+}
+
 struct nfsd_file *
 nfsd_file_get(struct nfsd_file *nf)
 {
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.h b/fs/nfsd/filecache.h
index ee9ed99d8b8f..28145f162892 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/filecache.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ void nfsd_file_cache_shutdown(void);
 int nfsd_file_cache_start_net(struct net *net);
 void nfsd_file_cache_shutdown_net(struct net *net);
 void nfsd_file_put(struct nfsd_file *nf);
+void nfsd_file_close(struct nfsd_file *nf);
 struct nfsd_file *nfsd_file_get(struct nfsd_file *nf);
 void nfsd_file_close_inode_sync(struct inode *inode);
 bool nfsd_file_is_cached(struct inode *inode);
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 3a05c095dfe5..9d1a3e131c49 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -820,9 +820,9 @@ static void __nfs4_file_put_access(struct nfs4_file *fp, int oflag)
 			swap(f2, fp->fi_fds[O_RDWR]);
 		spin_unlock(&fp->fi_lock);
 		if (f1)
-			nfsd_file_put(f1);
+			nfsd_file_close(f1);
 		if (f2)
-			nfsd_file_put(f2);
+			nfsd_file_close(f2);
 	}
 }