diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/sched.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/sched.h
index c9444fdc23ac6f625970c9b675e8844d26841c63..60a05c71637e24dc5435a04748318aac1b02dcea 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/sched.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ struct rpc_call_ops {
 };
 
 struct rpc_task_setup {
+	struct rpc_task *task;
 	struct rpc_clnt *rpc_client;
 	const struct rpc_message *rpc_message;
 	const struct rpc_call_ops *callback_ops;
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/sched.c b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
index fa53a88b2c5bd4afd3a5869aaf4eb647c6776ac4..c03e7bf6e9bc673f90f62032faf77578acc58882 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/sched.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
@@ -885,16 +885,20 @@ static void rpc_free_task(struct rcu_head *rcu)
  */
 struct rpc_task *rpc_new_task(const struct rpc_task_setup *setup_data)
 {
-	struct rpc_task	*task;
-
-	task = rpc_alloc_task();
-	if (!task)
-		goto out;
+	struct rpc_task	*task = setup_data->task;
+	unsigned short flags = 0;
+
+	if (task == NULL) {
+		task = rpc_alloc_task();
+		if (task == NULL)
+			goto out;
+		flags = RPC_TASK_DYNAMIC;
+	}
 
 	rpc_init_task(task, setup_data);
 
+	task->tk_flags |= flags;
 	dprintk("RPC:       allocated task %p\n", task);
-	task->tk_flags |= RPC_TASK_DYNAMIC;
 out:
 	return task;
 }