diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 029e41b4de84..4285bc405736 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ static u64 current_sessionid = 1;
 /* forward declarations */
 static int check_for_locks(struct nfs4_file *filp, struct nfs4_lockowner *lowner);
 static void nfs4_free_generic_stateid(struct nfs4_stid *stid);
+static struct nfs4_openowner *find_openstateowner_str_locked(
+		unsigned int hashval, struct nfsd4_open *open,
+		bool sessions, struct nfsd_net *nn);
 static void nfs4_put_stateowner(struct nfs4_stateowner *sop);
 static __be32 lookup_clientid(clientid_t *clid,
 		struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
@@ -998,8 +1001,13 @@ static void release_open_stateid(struct nfs4_ol_stateid *stp)
 	put_generic_stateid(stp);
 }
 
-static void unhash_openowner(struct nfs4_openowner *oo)
+static void unhash_openowner_locked(struct nfs4_openowner *oo)
 {
+	struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(oo->oo_owner.so_client->net,
+						nfsd_net_id);
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&nn->client_lock);
+
 	list_del_init(&oo->oo_owner.so_strhash);
 	list_del_init(&oo->oo_perclient);
 }
@@ -1018,18 +1026,29 @@ static void release_last_closed_stateid(struct nfs4_openowner *oo)
 static void release_openowner_stateids(struct nfs4_openowner *oo)
 {
 	struct nfs4_ol_stateid *stp;
+	struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(oo->oo_owner.so_client->net,
+						nfsd_net_id);
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&nn->client_lock);
 
 	while (!list_empty(&oo->oo_owner.so_stateids)) {
 		stp = list_first_entry(&oo->oo_owner.so_stateids,
 				struct nfs4_ol_stateid, st_perstateowner);
+		spin_unlock(&nn->client_lock);
 		release_open_stateid(stp);
+		spin_lock(&nn->client_lock);
 	}
 }
 
 static void release_openowner(struct nfs4_openowner *oo)
 {
-	unhash_openowner(oo);
+	struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(oo->oo_owner.so_client->net,
+						nfsd_net_id);
+
+	spin_lock(&nn->client_lock);
+	unhash_openowner_locked(oo);
 	release_openowner_stateids(oo);
+	spin_unlock(&nn->client_lock);
 	release_last_closed_stateid(oo);
 	nfs4_put_stateowner(&oo->oo_owner);
 }
@@ -3008,8 +3027,11 @@ static void hash_openowner(struct nfs4_openowner *oo, struct nfs4_client *clp, u
 static void nfs4_unhash_openowner(struct nfs4_stateowner *so)
 {
 	struct nfs4_openowner *oo = openowner(so);
+	struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(so->so_client->net, nfsd_net_id);
 
-	unhash_openowner(oo);
+	spin_lock(&nn->client_lock);
+	unhash_openowner_locked(oo);
+	spin_unlock(&nn->client_lock);
 }
 
 static void nfs4_free_openowner(struct nfs4_stateowner *so)
@@ -3025,7 +3047,8 @@ alloc_init_open_stateowner(unsigned int strhashval, struct nfsd4_open *open,
 			   struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate)
 {
 	struct nfs4_client *clp = cstate->clp;
-	struct nfs4_openowner *oo;
+	struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(clp->net, nfsd_net_id);
+	struct nfs4_openowner *oo, *ret;
 
 	oo = alloc_stateowner(openowner_slab, &open->op_owner, clp);
 	if (!oo)
@@ -3040,7 +3063,15 @@ alloc_init_open_stateowner(unsigned int strhashval, struct nfsd4_open *open,
 	oo->oo_time = 0;
 	oo->oo_last_closed_stid = NULL;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&oo->oo_close_lru);
-	hash_openowner(oo, clp, strhashval);
+	spin_lock(&nn->client_lock);
+	ret = find_openstateowner_str_locked(strhashval,
+			open, clp->cl_minorversion, nn);
+	if (ret == NULL) {
+		hash_openowner(oo, clp, strhashval);
+		ret = oo;
+	} else
+		nfs4_free_openowner(&oo->oo_owner);
+	spin_unlock(&nn->client_lock);
 	return oo;
 }
 
@@ -3114,13 +3145,15 @@ same_owner_str(struct nfs4_stateowner *sop, struct xdr_netobj *owner,
 }
 
 static struct nfs4_openowner *
-find_openstateowner_str(unsigned int hashval, struct nfsd4_open *open,
+find_openstateowner_str_locked(unsigned int hashval, struct nfsd4_open *open,
 			bool sessions, struct nfsd_net *nn)
 {
 	struct nfs4_stateowner *so;
 	struct nfs4_openowner *oo;
 	struct nfs4_client *clp;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&nn->client_lock);
+
 	list_for_each_entry(so, &nn->ownerstr_hashtbl[hashval], so_strhash) {
 		if (!so->so_is_open_owner)
 			continue;
@@ -3128,15 +3161,27 @@ find_openstateowner_str(unsigned int hashval, struct nfsd4_open *open,
 			oo = openowner(so);
 			clp = oo->oo_owner.so_client;
 			if ((bool)clp->cl_minorversion != sessions)
-				return NULL;
-			renew_client(oo->oo_owner.so_client);
-			atomic_inc(&oo->oo_owner.so_count);
+				break;
+			renew_client_locked(clp);
+			atomic_inc(&so->so_count);
 			return oo;
 		}
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static struct nfs4_openowner *
+find_openstateowner_str(unsigned int hashval, struct nfsd4_open *open,
+			bool sessions, struct nfsd_net *nn)
+{
+	struct nfs4_openowner *oo;
+
+	spin_lock(&nn->client_lock);
+	oo = find_openstateowner_str_locked(hashval, open, sessions, nn);
+	spin_unlock(&nn->client_lock);
+	return oo;
+}
+
 /* search file_hashtbl[] for file */
 static struct nfs4_file *
 find_file_locked(struct inode *ino)
