diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 81343944e096..dc4037c52cf7 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -5176,6 +5176,12 @@ int nfs4_lock_delegation_recall(struct nfs4_state *state, struct file_lock *fl)
 				nfs4_schedule_stateid_recovery(server, state);
 				err = 0;
 				goto out;
+			case -NFS4ERR_DELAY:
+			case -NFS4ERR_GRACE:
+				set_bit(NFS_DELEGATED_STATE, &state->flags);
+				ssleep(1);
+				err = -EAGAIN;
+				goto out;
 			case -ENOMEM:
 			case -NFS4ERR_DENIED:
 				/* kill_proc(fl->fl_pid, SIGLOST, 1); */