struct nfsd4_release_lockowner *rlockowner)
 {
        clientid_t *clid = &rlockowner->rl_clientid;
-       struct nfs4_stateowner *sop = NULL, *tmp;
-       struct nfs4_lockowner *lo;
+       struct nfs4_stateowner *sop;
+       struct nfs4_lockowner *lo = NULL;
        struct nfs4_ol_stateid *stp;
        struct xdr_netobj *owner = &rlockowner->rl_owner;
        unsigned int hashval = ownerstr_hashval(owner);
        if (status)
                goto out;
 
-       status = nfserr_locks_held;
-
        clp = cstate->clp;
        /* Find the matching lock stateowner */
        spin_lock(&clp->cl_lock);
-       list_for_each_entry(tmp, &clp->cl_ownerstr_hashtbl[hashval],
+       list_for_each_entry(sop, &clp->cl_ownerstr_hashtbl[hashval],
                            so_strhash) {
-               if (tmp->so_is_open_owner)
-                       continue;
-               if (same_owner_str(tmp, owner)) {
-                       sop = tmp;
-                       atomic_inc(&sop->so_count);
-                       break;
-               }
-       }
 
-       /* No matching owner found, maybe a replay? Just declare victory... */
-       if (!sop) {
-               spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
-               status = nfs_ok;
-               goto out;
-       }
+               if (sop->so_is_open_owner || !same_owner_str(sop, owner))
+                       continue;
 
-       lo = lockowner(sop);
-       /* see if there are still any locks associated with it */
-       list_for_each_entry(stp, &sop->so_stateids, st_perstateowner) {
-               if (check_for_locks(stp->st_stid.sc_file, lo)) {
-                       spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
-                       goto out;
+               /* see if there are still any locks associated with it */
+               lo = lockowner(sop);
+               list_for_each_entry(stp, &sop->so_stateids, st_perstateowner) {
+                       if (check_for_locks(stp->st_stid.sc_file, lo)) {
+                               status = nfserr_locks_held;
+                               spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
+                               goto out;
+                       }
                }
+
+               atomic_inc(&sop->so_count);
+               break;
        }
        spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
-
-       status = nfs_ok;
-       sop = NULL;
-       release_lockowner(lo);
+       if (lo)
+               release_lockowner(lo);
 out:
-       if (sop)
-               nfs4_put_stateowner(sop);
        nfs4_unlock_state();
        return status;
 }