diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
index 6e8712bd7c9982801700c2f0e59083b43a8ffbb9..5b5d39ec7b0104562cb202f5acbea1725a9a04e2 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
@@ -1174,9 +1174,7 @@ nfsd_file_do_acquire(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 		status = nfserr_jukebox;
 	if (status != nfs_ok)
 		nfsd_file_unhash(nf);
-	clear_bit_unlock(NFSD_FILE_PENDING, &nf->nf_flags);
-	smp_mb__after_atomic();
-	wake_up_bit(&nf->nf_flags, NFSD_FILE_PENDING);
+	clear_and_wake_up_bit(NFSD_FILE_PENDING, &nf->nf_flags);
 	goto out;
 }