diff --git a/fs/lockd/svclock.c b/fs/lockd/svclock.c
index 83ee34203bd7..e577a78d7bac 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/svclock.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/svclock.c
@@ -326,6 +326,8 @@ static void nlmsvc_freegrantargs(struct nlm_rqst *call)
 {
 	if (call->a_args.lock.oh.data != call->a_owner)
 		kfree(call->a_args.lock.oh.data);
+
+	locks_release_private(&call->a_args.lock.fl);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c
index ec3deea29e37..b6440f52178f 100644
--- a/fs/locks.c
+++ b/fs/locks.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static struct file_lock *locks_alloc_lock(void)
 	return kmem_cache_alloc(filelock_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
 }
 
-static void locks_release_private(struct file_lock *fl)
+void locks_release_private(struct file_lock *fl)
 {
 	if (fl->fl_ops) {
 		if (fl->fl_ops->fl_release_private)
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ static void locks_release_private(struct file_lock *fl)
 	}
 
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(locks_release_private);
 
 /* Free a lock which is not in use. */
 static void locks_free_lock(struct file_lock *fl)
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 5bed436f4353..5ba615e8f533 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1108,6 +1108,7 @@ extern void locks_copy_lock(struct file_lock *, struct file_lock *);
 extern void __locks_copy_lock(struct file_lock *, const struct file_lock *);
 extern void locks_remove_posix(struct file *, fl_owner_t);
 extern void locks_remove_flock(struct file *);
+extern void locks_release_private(struct file_lock *);
 extern void posix_test_lock(struct file *, struct file_lock *);
 extern int posix_lock_file(struct file *, struct file_lock *, struct file_lock *);
 extern int posix_lock_file_wait(struct file *, struct file_lock *);