goto out_unlock;
        }
 
-       if (!nfs4_valid_open_stateid(ctx->state)) {
-               trace_pnfs_update_layout(ino, pos, count, iomode, lo, lseg,
-                               PNFS_UPDATE_LAYOUT_INVALID_OPEN);
-               goto out_unlock;
-       }
-
        /*
         * Choose a stateid for the LAYOUTGET. If we don't have a layout
         * stateid, or it has been invalidated, then we must use the open
                                        iomode == IOMODE_RW ? FMODE_WRITE : FMODE_READ,
                                        NULL, &stateid, NULL);
                if (status != 0) {
+                       lseg = ERR_PTR(status);
                        trace_pnfs_update_layout(ino, pos, count,
                                        iomode, lo, lseg,
                                        PNFS_UPDATE_LAYOUT_INVALID_OPEN);