diff --git a/fs/lockd/svclock.c b/fs/lockd/svclock.c
index 763b78a6e9de..83ee34203bd7 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/svclock.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/svclock.c
@@ -426,8 +426,15 @@ nlmsvc_lock(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nlm_file *file,
 			ret = nlm_granted;
 			goto out;
 		case -EAGAIN:
+			/*
+			 * If this is a blocking request for an
+			 * already pending lock request then we need
+			 * to put it back on lockd's block list
+			 */
+			if (wait)
+				break;
 			ret = nlm_lck_denied;
-			break;
+			goto out;
 		case FILE_LOCK_DEFERRED:
 			if (wait)
 				break;
@@ -443,10 +450,6 @@ nlmsvc_lock(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nlm_file *file,
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	ret = nlm_lck_denied;
-	if (!wait)
-		goto out;
-
 	ret = nlm_lck_blocked;
 
 	/* Append to list of blocked */