diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 3b5166c20962cb0e91d71d3d97231900bd5ef786..e9e58cc34c618834efe11b473533fbf867fd3466 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -484,6 +484,67 @@ static void nfs4_set_sequence_privileged(struct nfs4_sequence_args *args)
 	args->sa_privileged = 1;
 }
 
+static int nfs40_setup_sequence(const struct nfs_server *server,
+				struct nfs4_sequence_args *args,
+				struct nfs4_sequence_res *res,
+				struct rpc_task *task)
+{
+	struct nfs4_slot_table *tbl = server->nfs_client->cl_slot_tbl;
+	struct nfs4_slot *slot;
+
+	/* slot already allocated? */
+	if (res->sr_slot != NULL)
+		goto out_start;
+
+	spin_lock(&tbl->slot_tbl_lock);
+	if (nfs4_slot_tbl_draining(tbl) && !args->sa_privileged)
+		goto out_sleep;
+
+	slot = nfs4_alloc_slot(tbl);
+	if (IS_ERR(slot)) {
+		if (slot == ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM))
+			task->tk_timeout = HZ >> 2;
+		goto out_sleep;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&tbl->slot_tbl_lock);
+
+	args->sa_slot = slot;
+	res->sr_slot = slot;
+
+out_start:
+	rpc_call_start(task);
+	return 0;
+
+out_sleep:
+	if (args->sa_privileged)
+		rpc_sleep_on_priority(&tbl->slot_tbl_waitq, task,
+				NULL, RPC_PRIORITY_PRIVILEGED);
+	else
+		rpc_sleep_on(&tbl->slot_tbl_waitq, task, NULL);
+	spin_unlock(&tbl->slot_tbl_lock);
+	return -EAGAIN;
+}
+
+static int nfs40_sequence_done(struct rpc_task *task,
+			       struct nfs4_sequence_res *res)
+{
+	struct nfs4_slot *slot = res->sr_slot;
+	struct nfs4_slot_table *tbl;
+
+	if (!RPC_WAS_SENT(task))
+		goto out;
+
+	tbl = slot->table;
+	spin_lock(&tbl->slot_tbl_lock);
+	if (!nfs41_wake_and_assign_slot(tbl, slot))
+		nfs4_free_slot(tbl, slot);
+	spin_unlock(&tbl->slot_tbl_lock);
+
+	res->sr_slot = NULL;
+out:
+	return 1;
+}
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4_1)
 
 static void nfs41_sequence_free_slot(struct nfs4_sequence_res *res)
@@ -629,6 +690,8 @@ static int nfs4_sequence_done(struct rpc_task *task,
 {
 	if (res->sr_slot == NULL)
 		return 1;
+	if (!res->sr_slot->table->session)
+		return nfs40_sequence_done(task, res);
 	return nfs41_sequence_done(task, res);
 }
 
@@ -704,17 +767,15 @@ static int nfs4_setup_sequence(const struct nfs_server *server,
 	struct nfs4_session *session = nfs4_get_session(server);
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (session == NULL) {
-		rpc_call_start(task);
-		goto out;
-	}
+	if (!session)
+		return nfs40_setup_sequence(server, args, res, task);
 
 	dprintk("--> %s clp %p session %p sr_slot %u\n",
 		__func__, session->clp, session, res->sr_slot ?
 			res->sr_slot->slot_nr : NFS4_NO_SLOT);
 
 	ret = nfs41_setup_sequence(session, args, res, task);
-out:
+
 	dprintk("<-- %s status=%d\n", __func__, ret);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -741,22 +802,23 @@ static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs41_call_sync_ops = {
 	.rpc_call_done = nfs41_call_sync_done,
 };
 
-#else
+#else	/* !CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
+
 static int nfs4_setup_sequence(const struct nfs_server *server,
 			       struct nfs4_sequence_args *args,
 			       struct nfs4_sequence_res *res,
 			       struct rpc_task *task)
 {
-	rpc_call_start(task);
-	return 0;
+	return nfs40_setup_sequence(server, args, res, task);
 }
 
 static int nfs4_sequence_done(struct rpc_task *task,
 			       struct nfs4_sequence_res *res)
 {
-	return 1;
+	return nfs40_sequence_done(task, res);
 }
-#endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
+
+#endif	/* !CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
 
 static void nfs40_call_sync_prepare(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
 {
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
index 4593728b9d0be4eb8885558445400c733f660947..cb5f94640be65c99fda15322f9447caeea3ab788 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -1858,11 +1858,10 @@ static void encode_sequence(struct xdr_stream *xdr,
 	struct nfs4_slot *slot = args->sa_slot;
 	__be32 *p;
 
-	if (slot == NULL)
-		return;
-
 	tp = slot->table;
 	session = tp->session;
+	if (!session)
+		return;
 
 	encode_op_hdr(xdr, OP_SEQUENCE, decode_sequence_maxsz, hdr);
 
@@ -2043,9 +2042,9 @@ static void encode_free_stateid(struct xdr_stream *xdr,
 static u32 nfs4_xdr_minorversion(const struct nfs4_sequence_args *args)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4_1)
-
-	if (args->sa_slot)
-		return args->sa_slot->table->session->clp->cl_mvops->minor_version;
+	struct nfs4_session *session = args->sa_slot->table->session;
+	if (session)
+		return session->clp->cl_mvops->minor_version;
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -5595,6 +5594,8 @@ static int decode_sequence(struct xdr_stream *xdr,
 
 	if (res->sr_slot == NULL)
 		return 0;
+	if (!res->sr_slot->table->session)
+		return 0;
 
 	status = decode_op_hdr(xdr, OP_SEQUENCE);
 	if (!status)