diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 140784446ad2..e2875706e6bf 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -4938,7 +4938,7 @@ static void nfsd_break_one_deleg(struct nfs4_delegation *dp)
 	queued = nfsd4_run_cb(&dp->dl_recall);
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(!queued);
 	if (!queued)
-		nfs4_put_stid(&dp->dl_stid);
+		refcount_dec(&dp->dl_stid.sc_count);
 }
 
 /* Called from break_lease() with flc_lock held. */