diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index 6ef78ad838e6e3e8b4cf24e72de24fcba8e4313c..0fd081bd2a2f5d3fb4ed18fdcb7a1371cf9f5627 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ cifs_relock_file(struct cifsFileInfo *cfile)
 	struct cifs_tcon *tcon = tlink_tcon(cfile->tlink);
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	down_read(&cinode->lock_sem);
+	down_read_nested(&cinode->lock_sem, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 	if (cinode->can_cache_brlcks) {
 		/* can cache locks - no need to relock */
 		up_read(&cinode->lock_sem);