diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c
index 65765cb6afed..0e62dd35d088 100644
--- a/fs/locks.c
+++ b/fs/locks.c
@@ -1504,9 +1504,8 @@ static int do_fcntl_delete_lease(struct file *filp)
 
 static int do_fcntl_add_lease(unsigned int fd, struct file *filp, long arg)
 {
-	struct file_lock *fl;
+	struct file_lock *fl, *ret;
 	struct fasync_struct *new;
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
 	int error;
 
 	fl = lease_alloc(filp, arg);
@@ -1518,13 +1517,16 @@ static int do_fcntl_add_lease(unsigned int fd, struct file *filp, long arg)
 		locks_free_lock(fl);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
+	ret = fl;
 	lock_flocks();
-	error = __vfs_setlease(filp, arg, &fl);
+	error = __vfs_setlease(filp, arg, &ret);
 	if (error) {
 		unlock_flocks();
 		locks_free_lock(fl);
 		goto out_free_fasync;
 	}
+	if (ret != fl)
+		locks_free_lock(fl);
 
 	/*
 	 * fasync_insert_entry() returns the old entry if any.
@@ -1532,17 +1534,10 @@ static int do_fcntl_add_lease(unsigned int fd, struct file *filp, long arg)
 	 * inserted it into the fasync list. Clear new so that
 	 * we don't release it here.
 	 */
-	if (!fasync_insert_entry(fd, filp, &fl->fl_fasync, new))
+	if (!fasync_insert_entry(fd, filp, &ret->fl_fasync, new))
 		new = NULL;
 
-	if (error < 0) {
-		/* remove lease just inserted by setlease */
-		fl->fl_type = F_UNLCK | F_INPROGRESS;
-		fl->fl_break_time = jiffies - 10;
-		time_out_leases(inode);
-	} else {
-		error = __f_setown(filp, task_pid(current), PIDTYPE_PID, 0);
-	}
+	error = __f_setown(filp, task_pid(current), PIDTYPE_PID, 0);
 	unlock_flocks();
 
 out_free_fasync:
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index f1e5ec6b5105..ad2bfa68d534 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -673,16 +673,17 @@ static void nfsd4_hash_conn(struct nfsd4_conn *conn, struct nfsd4_session *ses)
 	spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
 }
 
-static void nfsd4_register_conn(struct nfsd4_conn *conn)
+static int nfsd4_register_conn(struct nfsd4_conn *conn)
 {
 	conn->cn_xpt_user.callback = nfsd4_conn_lost;
-	register_xpt_user(conn->cn_xprt, &conn->cn_xpt_user);
+	return register_xpt_user(conn->cn_xprt, &conn->cn_xpt_user);
 }
 
 static __be32 nfsd4_new_conn(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_session *ses)
 {
 	struct nfsd4_conn *conn;
 	u32 flags = NFS4_CDFC4_FORE;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (ses->se_flags & SESSION4_BACK_CHAN)
 		flags |= NFS4_CDFC4_BACK;
@@ -690,7 +691,10 @@ static __be32 nfsd4_new_conn(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_session *ses)
 	if (!conn)
 		return nfserr_jukebox;
 	nfsd4_hash_conn(conn, ses);
-	nfsd4_register_conn(conn);
+	ret = nfsd4_register_conn(conn);
+	if (ret)
+		/* oops; xprt is already down: */
+		nfsd4_conn_lost(&conn->cn_xpt_user);
 	return nfs_ok;
 }
 
@@ -1644,6 +1648,7 @@ static void nfsd4_sequence_check_conn(struct nfsd4_conn *new, struct nfsd4_sessi
 {
 	struct nfs4_client *clp = ses->se_client;
 	struct nfsd4_conn *c;
+	int ret;
 
 	spin_lock(&clp->cl_lock);
 	c = __nfsd4_find_conn(new->cn_xprt, ses);
@@ -1654,7 +1659,10 @@ static void nfsd4_sequence_check_conn(struct nfsd4_conn *new, struct nfsd4_sessi
 	}
 	__nfsd4_hash_conn(new, ses);
 	spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
-	nfsd4_register_conn(new);
+	ret = nfsd4_register_conn(new);
+	if (ret)
+		/* oops; xprt is already down: */
+		nfsd4_conn_lost(&new->cn_xpt_user);
 	return;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h
index bbdb680ffbe9..aea0d438e3c7 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h
@@ -82,13 +82,6 @@ struct svc_xprt {
 	struct net		*xpt_net;
 };
 
-static inline void register_xpt_user(struct svc_xprt *xpt, struct svc_xpt_user *u)
-{
-	spin_lock(&xpt->xpt_lock);
-	list_add(&u->list, &xpt->xpt_users);
-	spin_unlock(&xpt->xpt_lock);
-}
-
 static inline void unregister_xpt_user(struct svc_xprt *xpt, struct svc_xpt_user *u)
 {
 	spin_lock(&xpt->xpt_lock);
@@ -96,6 +89,23 @@ static inline void unregister_xpt_user(struct svc_xprt *xpt, struct svc_xpt_user
 	spin_unlock(&xpt->xpt_lock);
 }
 
+static inline int register_xpt_user(struct svc_xprt *xpt, struct svc_xpt_user *u)
+{
+	spin_lock(&xpt->xpt_lock);
+	if (test_bit(XPT_CLOSE, &xpt->xpt_flags)) {
+		/*
+		 * The connection is about to be deleted soon (or,
+		 * worse, may already be deleted--in which case we've
+		 * already notified the xpt_users).
+		 */
+		spin_unlock(&xpt->xpt_lock);
+		return -ENOTCONN;
+	}
+	list_add(&u->list, &xpt->xpt_users);
+	spin_unlock(&xpt->xpt_lock);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int	svc_reg_xprt_class(struct svc_xprt_class *);
 void	svc_unreg_xprt_class(struct svc_xprt_class *);
 void	svc_xprt_init(struct svc_xprt_class *, struct svc_xprt *,