diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
index 4e77a1a..145b3c8 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
@@ -155,7 +155,11 @@
 		dprintk("NFSD: nfsd4_create_clid_dir: DIRECTORY EXISTS\n");
 		goto out_put;
 	}
+	status = mnt_want_write(rec_dir.path.mnt);
+	if (status)
+		goto out_put;
 	status = vfs_mkdir(rec_dir.path.dentry->d_inode, dentry, S_IRWXU);
+	mnt_drop_write(rec_dir.path.mnt);
 out_put:
 	dput(dentry);
 out_unlock: