diff --git a/fs/lockd/svc.c b/fs/lockd/svc.c
index 04ba95b83d16..22d3ff3818f5 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/svc.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/svc.c
@@ -355,7 +355,6 @@ static int lockd_get(void)
 	int error;
 
 	if (nlmsvc_serv) {
-		svc_get(nlmsvc_serv);
 		nlmsvc_users++;
 		return 0;
 	}