diff --git a/fs/lockd/svclock.c b/fs/lockd/svclock.c
index 8ebd3f551e0c..ffc4045fc62e 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/svclock.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/svclock.c
@@ -767,6 +767,7 @@ nlmsvc_grant_blocked(struct nlm_block *block)
 	struct nlm_file		*file = block->b_file;
 	struct nlm_lock		*lock = &block->b_call->a_args.lock;
 	int			error;
+	loff_t			fl_start, fl_end;
 
 	dprintk("lockd: grant blocked lock %p\n", block);
 
@@ -784,9 +785,16 @@ nlmsvc_grant_blocked(struct nlm_block *block)
 	}
 
 	/* Try the lock operation again */
+	/* vfs_lock_file() can mangle fl_start and fl_end, but we need
+	 * them unchanged for the GRANT_MSG
+	 */
 	lock->fl.fl_flags |= FL_SLEEP;
+	fl_start = lock->fl.fl_start;
+	fl_end = lock->fl.fl_end;
 	error = vfs_lock_file(file->f_file, F_SETLK, &lock->fl, NULL);
 	lock->fl.fl_flags &= ~FL_SLEEP;
+	lock->fl.fl_start = fl_start;
+	lock->fl.fl_end = fl_end;
 
 	switch (error) {
 	case 0: