diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index c6766af00d98..6e7f10a89354 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -588,8 +588,6 @@ nfsd4_decode_lockt(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_lockt *lockt)
 	READ_BUF(lockt->lt_owner.len);
 	READMEM(lockt->lt_owner.data, lockt->lt_owner.len);
 
-	if (argp->minorversion && !zero_clientid(&lockt->lt_clientid))
-		return nfserr_inval;
 	DECODE_TAIL;
 }