diff --git a/net/sunrpc/sched.c b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
index 385f427bedad5e8e8ca51088cb51963da4f2019c..ff50a054686593b55a203d28ba8a8aa68c191260 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/sched.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
@@ -293,11 +293,6 @@ static void rpc_make_runnable(struct rpc_task *task)
 	rpc_clear_queued(task);
 	if (rpc_test_and_set_running(task))
 		return;
-	/* We might have raced */
-	if (RPC_IS_QUEUED(task)) {
-		rpc_clear_running(task);
-		return;
-	}
 	if (RPC_IS_ASYNC(task)) {
 		int status;
 
@@ -607,7 +602,9 @@ void rpc_release_calldata(const struct rpc_call_ops *ops, void *calldata)
  */
 static void __rpc_execute(struct rpc_task *task)
 {
-	int		status = 0;
+	struct rpc_wait_queue *queue;
+	int task_is_async = RPC_IS_ASYNC(task);
+	int status = 0;
 
 	dprintk("RPC: %5u __rpc_execute flags=0x%x\n",
 			task->tk_pid, task->tk_flags);
@@ -647,15 +644,25 @@ static void __rpc_execute(struct rpc_task *task)
 		 */
 		if (!RPC_IS_QUEUED(task))
 			continue;
-		rpc_clear_running(task);
-		if (RPC_IS_ASYNC(task)) {
-			/* Careful! we may have raced... */
-			if (RPC_IS_QUEUED(task))
-				return;
-			if (rpc_test_and_set_running(task))
-				return;
+		/*
+		 * The queue->lock protects against races with
+		 * rpc_make_runnable().
+		 *
+		 * Note that once we clear RPC_TASK_RUNNING on an asynchronous
+		 * rpc_task, rpc_make_runnable() can assign it to a
+		 * different workqueue. We therefore cannot assume that the
+		 * rpc_task pointer may still be dereferenced.
+		 */
+		queue = task->tk_waitqueue;
+		spin_lock_bh(&queue->lock);
+		if (!RPC_IS_QUEUED(task)) {
+			spin_unlock_bh(&queue->lock);
 			continue;
 		}
+		rpc_clear_running(task);
+		spin_unlock_bh(&queue->lock);
+		if (task_is_async)
+			return;
 
 		/* sync task: sleep here */
 		dprintk("RPC: %5u sync task going to sleep\n", task->tk_pid);