diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
index 1ff9062..4e77a1a 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <linux/scatterlist.h>
 #include <linux/crypto.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/mount.h>
 
 #define NFSDDBG_FACILITY                NFSDDBG_PROC
 
@@ -313,12 +314,17 @@
 	if (!rec_dir_init || !clp->cl_firststate)
 		return;
 
+	status = mnt_want_write(rec_dir.path.mnt);
+	if (status)
+		goto out;
 	clp->cl_firststate = 0;
 	nfs4_save_user(&uid, &gid);
 	status = nfsd4_unlink_clid_dir(clp->cl_recdir, HEXDIR_LEN-1);
 	nfs4_reset_user(uid, gid);
 	if (status == 0)
 		nfsd4_sync_rec_dir();
+	mnt_drop_write(rec_dir.path.mnt);
+out:
 	if (status)
 		printk("NFSD: Failed to remove expired client state directory"
 				" %.*s\n", HEXDIR_LEN, clp->cl_recdir);
@@ -347,13 +353,17 @@
 
 	if (!rec_dir_init)
 		return;
+	status = mnt_want_write(rec_dir.path.mnt);
+	if (status)
+		goto out;
 	status = nfsd4_list_rec_dir(rec_dir.path.dentry, purge_old);
 	if (status == 0)
 		nfsd4_sync_rec_dir();
+	mnt_drop_write(rec_dir.path.mnt);
+out:
 	if (status)
 		printk("nfsd4: failed to purge old clients from recovery"
 			" directory %s\n", rec_dir.path.dentry->d_name.name);
-	return;
 }
 
 static int