diff --git a/fs/nfs/delegation.h b/fs/nfs/delegation.h
index 3f6c45a..8017846 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/delegation.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/delegation.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 int nfs_inode_set_delegation(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred, struct nfs_openres *res);
 void nfs_inode_reclaim_delegation(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred, struct nfs_openres *res);
-int nfs_inode_return_delegation(struct inode *inode);
+int __nfs_inode_return_delegation(struct inode *inode);
 int nfs_async_inode_return_delegation(struct inode *inode, const nfs4_stateid *stateid);
 
 struct inode *nfs_delegation_find_inode(struct nfs4_client *clp, const struct nfs_fh *fhandle);
@@ -47,11 +47,25 @@
 		return 1;
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static inline int nfs_inode_return_delegation(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (NFS_I(inode)->delegation != NULL)
+		err = __nfs_inode_return_delegation(inode);
+	return err;
+}
 #else
 static inline int nfs_have_delegation(struct inode *inode, int flags)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static inline int nfs_inode_return_delegation(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 #endif
 
 #endif