diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 27964ea..9e283a8 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -3399,7 +3399,9 @@ static void nfs4_close_done(struct rpc_task *task, void *data)
 					task->tk_msg.rpc_cred);
 			/* Fallthrough */
 		case -NFS4ERR_BAD_STATEID:
-			break;
+			if (calldata->arg.fmode == 0)
+				break;
+			/* Fallthrough */
 		default:
 			task->tk_status = nfs4_async_handle_exception(task,
 					server, task->tk_status, &exception);