diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index be2bbac13817..d9f4d78c3413 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/ratelimit.h>
+#include <linux/printk.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/sunrpc/clnt.h>
 #include <linux/sunrpc/gss_api.h>
@@ -894,6 +896,8 @@ out:
 
 static int can_open_delegated(struct nfs_delegation *delegation, fmode_t fmode)
 {
+	if (delegation == NULL)
+		return 0;
 	if ((delegation->type & fmode) != fmode)
 		return 0;
 	if (test_bit(NFS_DELEGATION_NEED_RECLAIM, &delegation->flags))
@@ -1036,8 +1040,7 @@ static struct nfs4_state *nfs4_try_open_cached(struct nfs4_opendata *opendata)
 		}
 		rcu_read_lock();
 		delegation = rcu_dereference(nfsi->delegation);
-		if (delegation == NULL ||
-		    !can_open_delegated(delegation, fmode)) {
+		if (!can_open_delegated(delegation, fmode)) {
 			rcu_read_unlock();
 			break;
 		}
@@ -1091,7 +1094,12 @@ static struct nfs4_state *nfs4_opendata_to_nfs4_state(struct nfs4_opendata *data
 		if (delegation)
 			delegation_flags = delegation->flags;
 		rcu_read_unlock();
-		if ((delegation_flags & 1UL<<NFS_DELEGATION_NEED_RECLAIM) == 0)
+		if (data->o_arg.claim == NFS4_OPEN_CLAIM_DELEGATE_CUR) {
+			pr_err_ratelimited("NFS: Broken NFSv4 server %s is "
+					"returning a delegation for "
+					"OPEN(CLAIM_DELEGATE_CUR)\n",
+					NFS_CLIENT(inode)->cl_server);
+		} else if ((delegation_flags & 1UL<<NFS_DELEGATION_NEED_RECLAIM) == 0)
 			nfs_inode_set_delegation(state->inode,
 					data->owner->so_cred,
 					&data->o_res);
@@ -1423,11 +1431,9 @@ static void nfs4_open_prepare(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
 			goto out_no_action;
 		rcu_read_lock();
 		delegation = rcu_dereference(NFS_I(data->state->inode)->delegation);
-		if (delegation != NULL &&
-		    test_bit(NFS_DELEGATION_NEED_RECLAIM, &delegation->flags) == 0) {
-			rcu_read_unlock();
-			goto out_no_action;
-		}
+		if (data->o_arg.claim != NFS4_OPEN_CLAIM_DELEGATE_CUR &&
+		    can_open_delegated(delegation, data->o_arg.fmode))
+			goto unlock_no_action;
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 	}
 	/* Update sequence id. */
@@ -1444,6 +1450,8 @@ static void nfs4_open_prepare(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
 		return;
 	rpc_call_start(task);
 	return;
+unlock_no_action:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 out_no_action:
 	task->tk_action = NULL;