diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c
index 671a034dc999fffdf88856401694fda0cef87147..8ec16ab5ef7449222744b3c2829e37fbf8f6d88b 100644
--- a/fs/locks.c
+++ b/fs/locks.c
@@ -669,7 +669,6 @@ posix_test_lock(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *fl)
 {
 	struct file_lock *cfl;
 
-	fl->fl_type = F_UNLCK;
 	lock_kernel();
 	for (cfl = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_flock; cfl; cfl = cfl->fl_next) {
 		if (!IS_POSIX(cfl))
@@ -681,7 +680,8 @@ posix_test_lock(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *fl)
 		__locks_copy_lock(fl, cfl);
 		unlock_kernel();
 		return 1;
-	}
+	} else
+		fl->fl_type = F_UNLCK;
 	unlock_kernel();
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1632,6 +1632,7 @@ static int posix_lock_to_flock(struct flock *flock, struct file_lock *fl)
 	flock->l_len = fl->fl_end == OFFSET_MAX ? 0 :
 		fl->fl_end - fl->fl_start + 1;
 	flock->l_whence = 0;
+	flock->l_type = fl->fl_type;
 	return 0;
 }