diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
index 5849c1bd88f17..e5aad1c10ea32 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
@@ -897,6 +897,8 @@ nfsd_file_find_locked(struct inode *inode, unsigned int may_flags,
 			continue;
 		if (!nfsd_match_cred(nf->nf_cred, current_cred()))
 			continue;
+		if (!test_bit(NFSD_FILE_HASHED, &nf->nf_flags))
+			continue;
 		if (nfsd_file_get(nf) != NULL)
 			return nf;
 	}