*/
 
 struct nfs4_lock_state {
-       struct list_head                ls_locks;   /* Other lock stateids */
-       struct nfs4_state *             ls_state;   /* Pointer to open state */
+       struct list_head        ls_locks;       /* Other lock stateids */
+       struct nfs4_state *     ls_state;       /* Pointer to open state */
 #define NFS_LOCK_INITIALIZED 0
 #define NFS_LOCK_LOST        1
-       unsigned long                   ls_flags;
+       unsigned long           ls_flags;
        struct nfs_seqid_counter        ls_seqid;
-       nfs4_stateid                    ls_stateid;
-       atomic_t                        ls_count;
-       fl_owner_t                      ls_owner;
-       struct work_struct              ls_release;
+       nfs4_stateid            ls_stateid;
+       atomic_t                ls_count;
+       fl_owner_t              ls_owner;
 };
 
 /* bits for nfs4_state->flags */
 
        return NULL;
 }
 
-static void
-free_lock_state_work(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-       struct nfs4_lock_state *lsp = container_of(work,
-                                       struct nfs4_lock_state, ls_release);
-       struct nfs4_state *state = lsp->ls_state;
-       struct nfs_server *server = state->owner->so_server;
-       struct nfs_client *clp = server->nfs_client;
-
-       clp->cl_mvops->free_lock_state(server, lsp);
-}
-
 /*
  * Return a compatible lock_state. If no initialized lock_state structure
  * exists, return an uninitialized one.
        if (lsp->ls_seqid.owner_id < 0)
                goto out_free;
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&lsp->ls_locks);
-       INIT_WORK(&lsp->ls_release, free_lock_state_work);
        return lsp;
 out_free:
        kfree(lsp);
        if (list_empty(&state->lock_states))
                clear_bit(LK_STATE_IN_USE, &state->flags);
        spin_unlock(&state->state_lock);
-       if (test_bit(NFS_LOCK_INITIALIZED, &lsp->ls_flags))
-               queue_work(nfsiod_workqueue, &lsp->ls_release);
-       else {
-               server = state->owner->so_server;
+       server = state->owner->so_server;
+       if (test_bit(NFS_LOCK_INITIALIZED, &lsp->ls_flags)) {
+               struct nfs_client *clp = server->nfs_client;
+
+               clp->cl_mvops->free_lock_state(server, lsp);
+       } else
                nfs4_free_lock_state(server, lsp);
-       }
 }
 
 static void nfs4_fl_copy_lock(struct file_lock *dst, struct file_lock *src)