diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 5b61c4a83191203e94aaaf14dcf385cb56a205d8..4311dba49c58f9158a5b7d5ff38145c22d2a486c 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -526,9 +526,9 @@ static int nfs41_sequence_done(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs4_sequence_res *
 		 * returned NFS4ERR_DELAY as per Section 2.10.6.2
 		 * of RFC5661.
 		 */
-		dprintk("%s: slot=%td seq=%d: Operation in progress\n",
+		dprintk("%s: slot=%u seq=%u: Operation in progress\n",
 			__func__,
-			slot - session->fc_slot_table.slots,
+			slot->slot_nr,
 			slot->seq_nr);
 		goto out_retry;
 	default:
@@ -671,9 +671,9 @@ int nfs4_setup_sequence(const struct nfs_server *server,
 	if (session == NULL)
 		goto out;
 
-	dprintk("--> %s clp %p session %p sr_slot %td\n",
+	dprintk("--> %s clp %p session %p sr_slot %d\n",
 		__func__, session->clp, session, res->sr_slot ?
-			res->sr_slot - session->fc_slot_table.slots : -1);
+			res->sr_slot->slot_nr : -1);
 
 	ret = nfs41_setup_sequence(session, args, res, task);
 out:
@@ -5669,8 +5669,10 @@ struct nfs4_slot *nfs4_alloc_slots(struct nfs4_slot_table *table,
 
 	tbl = kmalloc_array(max_slots, sizeof(*tbl), gfp_flags);
 	if (tbl != NULL) {
-		for (i = 0; i < max_slots; i++)
+		for (i = 0; i < max_slots; i++) {
 			tbl[i].table = table;
+			tbl[i].slot_nr = i;
+		}
 	}
 	return tbl;
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
index 4126f054610a7141ad31a54024b6e1328eb98174..50bac70661601f55e533f5693007a429495bf68d 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -5547,7 +5547,7 @@ static int decode_sequence(struct xdr_stream *xdr,
 	}
 	/* slot id */
 	dummy = be32_to_cpup(p++);
-	if (dummy != res->sr_slot - session->fc_slot_table.slots) {
+	if (dummy != res->sr_slot->slot_nr) {
 		dprintk("%s Invalid slot id\n", __func__);
 		goto out_err;
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
index 0fd88ab0e8143156b2188accf8fac38210269e28..9c9b76c94b46086b76e779d947555120c5a0845b 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ struct nfs4_channel_attrs {
 struct nfs4_slot {
 	struct nfs4_slot_table	*table;
 	unsigned long		renewal_time;
+	u32			slot_nr;
 	u32		 	seq_nr;
 };