diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index 1f941674b089..55b840f05ab2 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -565,16 +565,17 @@ static void nfs_init_lock_context(struct nfs_lock_context *l_ctx)
 
 static struct nfs_lock_context *__nfs_find_lock_context(struct nfs_open_context *ctx)
 {
-	struct nfs_lock_context *pos;
+	struct nfs_lock_context *head = &ctx->lock_context;
+	struct nfs_lock_context *pos = head;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(pos, &ctx->lock_context.list, list) {
+	do {
 		if (pos->lockowner.l_owner != current->files)
 			continue;
 		if (pos->lockowner.l_pid != current->tgid)
 			continue;
 		atomic_inc(&pos->count);
 		return pos;
-	}
+	} while ((pos = list_entry(pos->list.next, typeof(*pos), list)) != head);
 	return NULL;
 }