diff --git a/fs/nfs/callback.c b/fs/nfs/callback.c
index a886e692ddd006359aa8b021f053e3b7f9904567..4b1313eda6f5c1dcc08cd782fa236a14e807d84c 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/callback.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/callback.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ module_param_call(callback_tcpport, param_set_port, param_get_int,
  * This is the callback kernel thread.
  */
 static int
-nfs_callback_svc(void *vrqstp)
+nfs4_callback_svc(void *vrqstp)
 {
 	int err, preverr = 0;
 	struct svc_rqst *rqstp = vrqstp;
@@ -97,20 +97,12 @@ nfs_callback_svc(void *vrqstp)
 }
 
 /*
- * Bring up the callback thread if it is not already up.
+ * Prepare to bring up the NFSv4 callback service
  */
-int nfs_callback_up(void)
+struct svc_rqst *
+nfs4_callback_up(struct svc_serv *serv)
 {
-	struct svc_serv *serv = NULL;
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	mutex_lock(&nfs_callback_mutex);
-	if (nfs_callback_info.users++ || nfs_callback_info.task != NULL)
-		goto out;
-	serv = svc_create(&nfs4_callback_program, NFS4_CALLBACK_BUFSIZE, NULL);
-	ret = -ENOMEM;
-	if (!serv)
-		goto out_err;
+	int ret;
 
 	ret = svc_create_xprt(serv, "tcp", PF_INET,
 				nfs_callback_set_tcpport, SVC_SOCK_ANONYMOUS);
@@ -131,18 +123,53 @@ int nfs_callback_up(void)
 		goto out_err;
 #endif	/* defined(CONFIG_IPV6) || defined(CONFIG_IPV6_MODULE) */
 
-	nfs_callback_info.rqst = svc_prepare_thread(serv, &serv->sv_pools[0]);
-	if (IS_ERR(nfs_callback_info.rqst)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(nfs_callback_info.rqst);
-		nfs_callback_info.rqst = NULL;
+	return svc_prepare_thread(serv, &serv->sv_pools[0]);
+
+out_err:
+	if (ret == 0)
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+	return ERR_PTR(ret);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Bring up the callback thread if it is not already up.
+ */
+int nfs_callback_up(u32 minorversion, struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
+{
+	struct svc_serv *serv = NULL;
+	struct svc_rqst *rqstp;
+	int (*callback_svc)(void *vrqstp);
+	char svc_name[12];
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&nfs_callback_mutex);
+	if (nfs_callback_info.users++ || nfs_callback_info.task != NULL)
+		goto out;
+	serv = svc_create(&nfs4_callback_program, NFS4_CALLBACK_BUFSIZE, NULL);
+	if (!serv) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out_err;
+	}
+
+	if (!minorversion) {
+		rqstp = nfs4_callback_up(serv);
+		callback_svc = nfs4_callback_svc;
+	} else {
+		BUG();	/* for now */
+	}
+
+	if (IS_ERR(rqstp)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(rqstp);
 		goto out_err;
 	}
 
 	svc_sock_update_bufs(serv);
 
-	nfs_callback_info.task = kthread_run(nfs_callback_svc,
+	sprintf(svc_name, "nfsv4.%u-svc", minorversion);
+	nfs_callback_info.rqst = rqstp;
+	nfs_callback_info.task = kthread_run(callback_svc,
 					     nfs_callback_info.rqst,
-					     "nfsv4-svc");
+					     svc_name);
 	if (IS_ERR(nfs_callback_info.task)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(nfs_callback_info.task);
 		svc_exit_thread(nfs_callback_info.rqst);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/callback.h b/fs/nfs/callback.h
index e110e286a26217d681b8a26e4165d5fff3a7b75d..9b907f408b8dbf7e3f9914c9b679b99b209bf448 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/callback.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/callback.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ extern __be32 nfs4_callback_getattr(struct cb_getattrargs *args, struct cb_getat
 extern __be32 nfs4_callback_recall(struct cb_recallargs *args, void *dummy);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4
-extern int nfs_callback_up(void);
+extern int nfs_callback_up(u32 minorversion, struct rpc_xprt *xprt);
 extern void nfs_callback_down(void);
 #else
 #define nfs_callback_up()	(0)
diff --git a/fs/nfs/client.c b/fs/nfs/client.c
index d9657d455730f9ec02bee0a31b40855bfb7a70cd..df2b40d1883d803e8fa5c1bddb588a1d39f20c87 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/client.c
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "fscache.h"
 
-static int nfs4_init_callback(struct nfs_client *);
-static void nfs4_destroy_callback(struct nfs_client *);
-
 #define NFSDBG_FACILITY		NFSDBG_CLIENT
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(nfs_client_lock);
@@ -124,9 +121,6 @@ static struct nfs_client *nfs_alloc_client(const struct nfs_client_initdata *cl_
 
 	clp->rpc_ops = cl_init->rpc_ops;
 
-	if (nfs4_init_callback(clp) < 0)
-		goto error_2;
-
 	atomic_set(&clp->cl_count, 1);
 	clp->cl_cons_state = NFS_CS_INITING;
 
@@ -136,7 +130,7 @@ static struct nfs_client *nfs_alloc_client(const struct nfs_client_initdata *cl_
 	if (cl_init->hostname) {
 		clp->cl_hostname = kstrdup(cl_init->hostname, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!clp->cl_hostname)
-			goto error_3;
+			goto error_cleanup;
 	}
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&clp->cl_superblocks);
@@ -161,9 +155,7 @@ static struct nfs_client *nfs_alloc_client(const struct nfs_client_initdata *cl_
 
 	return clp;
 
-error_3:
-	nfs4_destroy_callback(clp);
-error_2:
+error_cleanup:
 	kfree(clp);
 error_0:
 	return NULL;
@@ -207,6 +199,8 @@ static void nfs4_clear_client_minor_version(struct nfs_client *clp)
 
 	clp->cl_call_sync = _nfs4_call_sync;
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
+
+	nfs4_destroy_callback(clp);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -225,8 +219,6 @@ static void nfs_free_client(struct nfs_client *clp)
 	if (!IS_ERR(clp->cl_rpcclient))
 		rpc_shutdown_client(clp->cl_rpcclient);
 
-	nfs4_destroy_callback(clp);
-
 	if (clp->cl_machine_cred != NULL)
 		put_rpccred(clp->cl_machine_cred);
 
@@ -1104,7 +1096,8 @@ static int nfs4_init_callback(struct nfs_client *clp)
 	int error;
 
 	if (clp->rpc_ops->version == 4) {
-		error = nfs_callback_up();
+		error = nfs_callback_up(clp->cl_minorversion,
+					clp->cl_rpcclient->cl_xprt);
 		if (error < 0) {
 			dprintk("%s: failed to start callback. Error = %d\n",
 				__func__, error);
@@ -1139,7 +1132,7 @@ static int nfs4_init_client_minor_version(struct nfs_client *clp)
 	}
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
 
-	return 0;
+	return nfs4_init_callback(clp);
 }
 
 /*