diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 1ef75b1..929f1d7 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -7006,7 +7006,12 @@
 	err = nfs4_set_lock_state(state, fl);
 	if (err != 0)
 		return err;
-	err = _nfs4_do_setlk(state, F_SETLK, fl, NFS_LOCK_NEW);
+	do {
+		err = _nfs4_do_setlk(state, F_SETLK, fl, NFS_LOCK_NEW);
+		if (err != -NFS4ERR_DELAY)
+			break;
+		ssleep(1);
+	} while (err == -NFS4ERR_DELAY);
 	return nfs4_handle_delegation_recall_error(server, state, stateid, fl, err);
 }