diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index de9ff15..5d3e8a2 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -4414,6 +4414,34 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
+static void nfs4_release_lockowner_release(void *calldata)
+{
+	kfree(calldata);
+}
+
+const struct rpc_call_ops nfs4_release_lockowner_ops = {
+	.rpc_release = nfs4_release_lockowner_release,
+};
+
+void nfs4_release_lockowner(const struct nfs4_lock_state *lsp)
+{
+	struct nfs_server *server = lsp->ls_state->owner->so_server;
+	struct nfs_release_lockowner_args *args;
+	struct rpc_message msg = {
+		.rpc_proc = &nfs4_procedures[NFSPROC4_CLNT_RELEASE_LOCKOWNER],
+	};
+
+	if (server->nfs_client->cl_mvops->minor_version != 0)
+		return;
+	args = kmalloc(sizeof(*args), GFP_NOFS);
+	if (!args)
+		return;
+	args->lock_owner.clientid = server->nfs_client->cl_clientid;
+	args->lock_owner.id = lsp->ls_id.id;
+	msg.rpc_argp = args;
+	rpc_call_async(server->client, &msg, 0, &nfs4_release_lockowner_ops, args);
+}
+
 #define XATTR_NAME_NFSV4_ACL "system.nfs4_acl"
 
 int nfs4_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *key, const void *buf,