diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index cfa4776..75ab762 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@
 		return 1;
 	if (!flctx || (list_empty_careful(&flctx->flc_flock) &&
 		       list_empty_careful(&flctx->flc_posix)))
-		return 0;
+		return 1;
 
 	/* Check to see if there are whole file write locks */
 	ret = 0;