diff --git a/src/sys/file.c b/src/sys/file.c
index f2055a84..fbbe911d 100644
--- a/src/sys/file.c
+++ b/src/sys/file.c
@@ -1782,7 +1782,6 @@ NTSTATUS FspFileNodeProcessLockIrp(FSP_FILE_NODE *FileNode, PIRP Irp)
     PAGED_CODE();
 
     IoMarkIrpPending(Irp);
-    FspFileNodeSetOwnerF(FileNode, FspIrpFlags(Irp), Irp);
 
     try
     {
@@ -1803,11 +1802,8 @@ static NTSTATUS FspFileNodeCompleteLockIrp(PVOID Context, PIRP Irp)
 {
     PAGED_CODE();
 
-    FSP_FILE_NODE *FileNode = Context;
     NTSTATUS Result = Irp->IoStatus.Status;
 
-    FspFileNodeReleaseOwnerF(FileNode, FspIrpFlags(Irp), Irp);
-
     DEBUGLOGIRP(Irp, Result);
 
     FspIopCompleteIrp(Irp, Result);
diff --git a/src/sys/lockctl.c b/src/sys/lockctl.c
index ba466691..80801cbb 100644
--- a/src/sys/lockctl.c
+++ b/src/sys/lockctl.c
@@ -61,8 +61,14 @@ static NTSTATUS FspFsvolLockControlRetry(
         return Result;
     }
 
+    ULONG IrpFlags = FspIrpFlags(Irp);
+    IoSetTopLevelIrp(0);
+
     /* let the FSRTL package handle this one! */
     Result = FspFileNodeProcessLockIrp(FileNode, Irp);
+    ASSERT(STATUS_PENDING == Result);
+
+    FspFileNodeReleaseF(FileNode, IrpFlags);
 
     return Result;
 }