diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 1028d6dc40c0..5dd2cde79f7e 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -8057,7 +8057,6 @@ static void nfs4_layoutreturn_release(void *calldata)
 		pnfs_set_layout_stateid(lo, &lrp->res.stateid, true);
 	pnfs_mark_matching_lsegs_invalid(lo, &freeme, &lrp->args.range);
 	pnfs_clear_layoutreturn_waitbit(lo);
-	lo->plh_block_lgets--;
 	spin_unlock(&lo->plh_inode->i_lock);
 	pnfs_free_lseg_list(&freeme);
 	pnfs_put_layout_hdr(lrp->args.layout);