diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index 327f9ae4dd3f6..1acae1716df12 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -1101,6 +1101,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_inode_attach_open_context);
 void nfs_file_set_open_context(struct file *filp, struct nfs_open_context *ctx)
 {
 	filp->private_data = get_nfs_open_context(ctx);
+	set_bit(NFS_CONTEXT_FILE_OPEN, &ctx->flags);
 	if (list_empty(&ctx->list))
 		nfs_inode_attach_open_context(ctx);
 }
@@ -1120,6 +1121,8 @@ struct nfs_open_context *nfs_find_open_context(struct inode *inode, const struct
 			continue;
 		if ((pos->mode & (FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE)) != mode)
 			continue;
+		if (!test_bit(NFS_CONTEXT_FILE_OPEN, &pos->flags))
+			continue;
 		ctx = get_nfs_open_context(pos);
 		if (ctx)
 			break;
@@ -1135,6 +1138,7 @@ void nfs_file_clear_open_context(struct file *filp)
 	if (ctx) {
 		struct inode *inode = d_inode(ctx->dentry);
 
+		clear_bit(NFS_CONTEXT_FILE_OPEN, &ctx->flags);
 		/*
 		 * We fatal error on write before. Try to writeback
 		 * every page again.
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
index ffba254d2098a..ce64745948722 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ struct nfs_open_context {
 #define NFS_CONTEXT_RESEND_WRITES	(1)
 #define NFS_CONTEXT_BAD			(2)
 #define NFS_CONTEXT_UNLOCK	(3)
+#define NFS_CONTEXT_FILE_OPEN		(4)
 	int error;
 
 	struct list_head list;