diff --git a/fs/lockd/svcsubs.c b/fs/lockd/svcsubs.c
index 514f5f20701e..c5f9113cdc70 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/svcsubs.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/svcsubs.c
@@ -324,7 +324,16 @@ nlmsvc_same_host(struct nlm_host *host, struct nlm_host *other)
 static int
 nlmsvc_is_client(struct nlm_host *host, struct nlm_host *dummy)
 {
-	return host->h_server;
+	if (host->h_server) {
+		/* we are destroying locks even though the client
+		 * hasn't asked us too, so don't unmonitor the
+		 * client
+		 */
+		if (host->h_nsmhandle)
+			host->h_nsmhandle->sm_sticky = 1;
+		return 1;
+	} else
+		return 0;
 }
 
 /*