diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index cd4295d..dd892a4 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -5175,9 +5175,13 @@
 static void nfs4_delegreturn_release(void *calldata)
 {
 	struct nfs4_delegreturndata *data = calldata;
+	struct inode *inode = data->inode;
 
-	if (data->roc)
-		pnfs_roc_release(data->inode);
+	if (inode) {
+		if (data->roc)
+			pnfs_roc_release(inode);
+		nfs_iput_and_deactive(inode);
+	}
 	kfree(calldata);
 }
 
@@ -5234,9 +5238,9 @@
 	nfs_fattr_init(data->res.fattr);
 	data->timestamp = jiffies;
 	data->rpc_status = 0;
-	data->inode = inode;
-	data->roc = list_empty(&NFS_I(inode)->open_files) ?
-		    pnfs_roc(inode) : false;
+	data->inode = nfs_igrab_and_active(inode);
+	if (data->inode)
+		data->roc = nfs4_roc(inode);
 
 	task_setup_data.callback_data = data;
 	msg.rpc_argp = &data->args;