diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c
index 365c82e1b3a9..f1bad681fc1c 100644
--- a/fs/locks.c
+++ b/fs/locks.c
@@ -1665,7 +1665,8 @@ generic_add_lease(struct file *filp, long arg, struct file_lock **flp, void **pr
 	}
 
 	if (my_fl != NULL) {
-		error = lease->fl_lmops->lm_change(my_fl, arg, &dispose);
+		lease = my_fl;
+		error = lease->fl_lmops->lm_change(lease, arg, &dispose);
 		if (error)
 			goto out;
 		goto out_setup;