diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4filelayout.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4filelayout.c
index 12c8132ad408..b9a35c05b60f 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4filelayout.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4filelayout.c
@@ -324,8 +324,9 @@ static void filelayout_read_prepare(struct rpc_task *task, void *data)
 			&rdata->res.seq_res,
 			task))
 		return;
-	nfs4_set_rw_stateid(&rdata->args.stateid, rdata->args.context,
-			rdata->args.lock_context, FMODE_READ);
+	if (nfs4_set_rw_stateid(&rdata->args.stateid, rdata->args.context,
+			rdata->args.lock_context, FMODE_READ) == -EIO)
+		rpc_exit(task, -EIO); /* lost lock, terminate I/O */
 }
 
 static void filelayout_read_call_done(struct rpc_task *task, void *data)
@@ -435,8 +436,9 @@ static void filelayout_write_prepare(struct rpc_task *task, void *data)
 			&wdata->res.seq_res,
 			task))
 		return;
-	nfs4_set_rw_stateid(&wdata->args.stateid, wdata->args.context,
-			wdata->args.lock_context, FMODE_WRITE);
+	if (nfs4_set_rw_stateid(&wdata->args.stateid, wdata->args.context,
+			wdata->args.lock_context, FMODE_WRITE) == -EIO)
+		rpc_exit(task, -EIO); /* lost lock, terminate I/O */
 }
 
 static void filelayout_write_call_done(struct rpc_task *task, void *data)