diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index 7a948ab..ab2cb04 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@
 pnfs_free_layout_hdr(struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo)
 {
 	struct pnfs_layoutdriver_type *ld = NFS_SERVER(lo->plh_inode)->pnfs_curr_ld;
+	put_rpccred(lo->plh_lc_cred);
 	return ld->alloc_layout_hdr ? ld->free_layout_hdr(lo) : kfree(lo);
 }
 
@@ -816,7 +817,9 @@
 }
 
 static struct pnfs_layout_hdr *
-alloc_init_layout_hdr(struct inode *ino, gfp_t gfp_flags)
+alloc_init_layout_hdr(struct inode *ino,
+		      struct nfs_open_context *ctx,
+		      gfp_t gfp_flags)
 {
 	struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo;
 
@@ -828,11 +831,14 @@
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&lo->plh_segs);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&lo->plh_bulk_recall);
 	lo->plh_inode = ino;
+	lo->plh_lc_cred = get_rpccred(ctx->state->owner->so_cred);
 	return lo;
 }
 
 static struct pnfs_layout_hdr *
-pnfs_find_alloc_layout(struct inode *ino, gfp_t gfp_flags)
+pnfs_find_alloc_layout(struct inode *ino,
+		       struct nfs_open_context *ctx,
+		       gfp_t gfp_flags)
 {
 	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(ino);
 	struct pnfs_layout_hdr *new = NULL;
@@ -847,7 +853,7 @@
 			return nfsi->layout;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&ino->i_lock);
-	new = alloc_init_layout_hdr(ino, gfp_flags);
+	new = alloc_init_layout_hdr(ino, ctx, gfp_flags);
 	spin_lock(&ino->i_lock);
 
 	if (likely(nfsi->layout == NULL))	/* Won the race? */
@@ -940,7 +946,7 @@
 	if (!pnfs_enabled_sb(NFS_SERVER(ino)))
 		return NULL;
 	spin_lock(&ino->i_lock);
-	lo = pnfs_find_alloc_layout(ino, gfp_flags);
+	lo = pnfs_find_alloc_layout(ino, ctx, gfp_flags);
 	if (lo == NULL) {
 		dprintk("%s ERROR: can't get pnfs_layout_hdr\n", __func__);
 		goto out_unlock;
@@ -1373,8 +1379,6 @@
 	if (!test_and_set_bit(NFS_INO_LAYOUTCOMMIT, &nfsi->flags)) {
 		/* references matched in nfs4_layoutcommit_release */
 		get_lseg(wdata->lseg);
-		wdata->lseg->pls_lc_cred =
-			get_rpccred(wdata->args.context->state->owner->so_cred);
 		mark_as_dirty = true;
 		dprintk("%s: Set layoutcommit for inode %lu ",
 			__func__, wdata->inode->i_ino);
@@ -1406,7 +1410,6 @@
 	struct nfs4_layoutcommit_data *data;
 	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
 	struct pnfs_layout_segment *lseg;
-	struct rpc_cred *cred;
 	loff_t end_pos;
 	int status = 0;
 
@@ -1436,9 +1439,7 @@
 	lseg = pnfs_list_write_lseg(inode);
 
 	end_pos = nfsi->layout->plh_lwb;
-	cred = lseg->pls_lc_cred;
 	nfsi->layout->plh_lwb = 0;
-	lseg->pls_lc_cred = NULL;
 
 	memcpy(&data->args.stateid.data, nfsi->layout->plh_stateid.data,
 		sizeof(nfsi->layout->plh_stateid.data));
@@ -1446,7 +1447,7 @@
 
 	data->args.inode = inode;
 	data->lseg = lseg;
-	data->cred = cred;
+	data->cred = get_rpccred(nfsi->layout->plh_lc_cred);
 	nfs_fattr_init(&data->fattr);
 	data->args.bitmask = NFS_SERVER(inode)->cache_consistency_bitmask;
 	data->res.fattr = &data->fattr;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.h b/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
index 1eb2c04..1f5cb47 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 	atomic_t pls_refcount;
 	unsigned long pls_flags;
 	struct pnfs_layout_hdr *pls_layout;
-	struct rpc_cred	*pls_lc_cred; /* LAYOUTCOMMIT credential */
 };
 
 enum pnfs_try_status {
@@ -125,6 +124,7 @@
 	u32			plh_barrier; /* ignore lower seqids */
 	unsigned long		plh_flags;
 	loff_t			plh_lwb; /* last write byte for layoutcommit */
+	struct rpc_cred		*plh_lc_cred; /* layoutcommit cred */
 	struct inode		*plh_inode;
 };