diff --git a/fs/nfs/delegation.c b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
index e5f473d13e24..7f3f60641344 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/delegation.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ again:
 			continue;
 		if (!test_bit(NFS_DELEGATED_STATE, &state->flags))
 			continue;
+		if (!nfs4_valid_open_stateid(state))
+			continue;
 		if (!nfs4_stateid_match(&state->stateid, stateid))
 			continue;
 		get_nfs_open_context(ctx);