diff -urN 2.4.5ac15/fs/locks.c 2.4.5ac16/fs/locks.c
--- 2.4.5ac15/fs/locks.c	Sat Jun 16 02:05:24 2001
+++ 2.4.5ac16/fs/locks.c	Tue Jun 19 20:07:21 2001
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@
 	new_fl2 = locks_alloc_lock(0);
 	error = -ENOLCK; /* "no luck" */
 	if (!(new_fl && new_fl2))
-		goto out;
+		goto out_nolock;
 
 	lock_kernel();
 	if (caller->fl_type != F_UNLCK) {
@@ -1004,6 +1004,7 @@
 	}
 out:
 	unlock_kernel();
+out_nolock:
 	/*
 	 * Free any unused locks.
 	 */