diff --git a/drivers/block/rbd.c b/drivers/block/rbd.c
index ca509a7a164a..55745d6953f0 100644
--- a/drivers/block/rbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/rbd.c
@@ -4340,15 +4340,11 @@ static void rbd_handle_acquired_lock(struct rbd_device *rbd_dev, u8 struct_v,
 	if (!rbd_cid_equal(&cid, &rbd_empty_cid)) {
 		down_write(&rbd_dev->lock_rwsem);
 		if (rbd_cid_equal(&cid, &rbd_dev->owner_cid)) {
-			/*
-			 * we already know that the remote client is
-			 * the owner
-			 */
-			up_write(&rbd_dev->lock_rwsem);
-			return;
+			dout("%s rbd_dev %p cid %llu-%llu == owner_cid\n",
+			     __func__, rbd_dev, cid.gid, cid.handle);
+		} else {
+			rbd_set_owner_cid(rbd_dev, &cid);
 		}
-
-		rbd_set_owner_cid(rbd_dev, &cid);
 		downgrade_write(&rbd_dev->lock_rwsem);
 	} else {
 		down_read(&rbd_dev->lock_rwsem);
@@ -4373,14 +4369,12 @@ static void rbd_handle_released_lock(struct rbd_device *rbd_dev, u8 struct_v,
 	if (!rbd_cid_equal(&cid, &rbd_empty_cid)) {
 		down_write(&rbd_dev->lock_rwsem);
 		if (!rbd_cid_equal(&cid, &rbd_dev->owner_cid)) {
-			dout("%s rbd_dev %p unexpected owner, cid %llu-%llu != owner_cid %llu-%llu\n",
+			dout("%s rbd_dev %p cid %llu-%llu != owner_cid %llu-%llu\n",
 			     __func__, rbd_dev, cid.gid, cid.handle,
 			     rbd_dev->owner_cid.gid, rbd_dev->owner_cid.handle);
-			up_write(&rbd_dev->lock_rwsem);
-			return;
+		} else {
+			rbd_set_owner_cid(rbd_dev, &rbd_empty_cid);
 		}
-
-		rbd_set_owner_cid(rbd_dev, &rbd_empty_cid);
 		downgrade_write(&rbd_dev->lock_rwsem);
 	} else {
 		down_read(&rbd_dev->lock_rwsem);