diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
index d219159b98afc54bda6d2efee824b41487db17c0..7caa3801ce72b70de75802f0a5c1b78b1087ebb5 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
@@ -1010,8 +1010,9 @@ static void nfsd4_cb_prepare(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
 	cb->cb_seq_status = 1;
 	cb->cb_status = 0;
 	if (minorversion) {
-		if (!nfsd41_cb_get_slot(clp, task))
+		if (!cb->cb_holds_slot && !nfsd41_cb_get_slot(clp, task))
 			return;
+		cb->cb_holds_slot = true;
 	}
 	rpc_call_start(task);
 }
@@ -1038,6 +1039,9 @@ static bool nfsd4_cb_sequence_done(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfsd4_callback
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	if (!cb->cb_holds_slot)
+		goto need_restart;
+
 	switch (cb->cb_seq_status) {
 	case 0:
 		/*
@@ -1076,6 +1080,7 @@ static bool nfsd4_cb_sequence_done(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfsd4_callback
 			cb->cb_seq_status);
 	}
 
+	cb->cb_holds_slot = false;
 	clear_bit(0, &clp->cl_cb_slot_busy);
 	rpc_wake_up_next(&clp->cl_cb_waitq);
 	dprintk("%s: freed slot, new seqid=%d\n", __func__,
@@ -1283,6 +1288,7 @@ void nfsd4_init_cb(struct nfsd4_callback *cb, struct nfs4_client *clp,
 	cb->cb_seq_status = 1;
 	cb->cb_status = 0;
 	cb->cb_need_restart = false;
+	cb->cb_holds_slot = false;
 }
 
 void nfsd4_run_cb(struct nfsd4_callback *cb)
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/state.h b/fs/nfsd/state.h
index 396c76755b03b7cf08237b0bcd1b8a3f5de2b17d..9d6cb246c6c55737967011a919023fc2dad9c861 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/state.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/state.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ struct nfsd4_callback {
 	int cb_seq_status;
 	int cb_status;
 	bool cb_need_restart;
+	bool cb_holds_slot;
 };
 
 struct nfsd4_callback_ops {