diff --git a/fs/nfs/file.c b/fs/nfs/file.c
index 668213984d68..b7f4af3483b6 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/file.c
@@ -820,9 +820,23 @@ int nfs_flock(struct file *filp, int cmd, struct file_lock *fl)
 	if (NFS_SERVER(inode)->flags & NFS_MOUNT_LOCAL_FLOCK)
 		is_local = 1;
 
-	/* We're simulating flock() locks using posix locks on the server */
-	if (fl->fl_type == F_UNLCK)
+	/*
+	 * VFS doesn't require the open mode to match a flock() lock's type.
+	 * NFS, however, may simulate flock() locking with posix locking which
+	 * requires the open mode to match the lock type.
+	 */
+	switch (fl->fl_type) {
+	case F_UNLCK:
 		return do_unlk(filp, cmd, fl, is_local);
+	case F_RDLCK:
+		if (!(filp->f_mode & FMODE_READ))
+			return -EBADF;
+		break;
+	case F_WRLCK:
+		if (!(filp->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
+			return -EBADF;
+	}
+
 	return do_setlk(filp, cmd, fl, is_local);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_flock);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index d682ef3b2da2..c52f72c86940 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -6469,20 +6469,6 @@ nfs4_proc_lock(struct file *filp, int cmd, struct file_lock *request)
 	    !test_bit(NFS_STATE_POSIX_LOCKS, &state->flags))
 		return -ENOLCK;
 
-	/*
-	 * Don't rely on the VFS having checked the file open mode,
-	 * since it won't do this for flock() locks.
-	 */
-	switch (request->fl_type) {
-	case F_RDLCK:
-		if (!(filp->f_mode & FMODE_READ))
-			return -EBADF;
-		break;
-	case F_WRLCK:
-		if (!(filp->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
-			return -EBADF;
-	}
-
 	status = nfs4_set_lock_state(state, request);
 	if (status != 0)
 		return status;