diff --git a/fs/lockd/svcproc.c b/fs/lockd/svcproc.c
index 40b5cf4..9cd5c8b 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/svcproc.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/svcproc.c
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@
 	/* Now try to lock the file */
 	resp->status = cast_status(nlmsvc_lock(rqstp, file, &argp->lock,
 					       argp->block, &argp->cookie));
+	if (resp->status == nlm_drop_reply)
+		return rpc_drop_reply;
 
 	dprintk("lockd: LOCK          status %d\n", ntohl(resp->status));
 	nlm_release_host(host);