diff --git a/fs/lockd/clntproc.c b/fs/lockd/clntproc.c
index fd7d4669..1f6dc51 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/clntproc.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/clntproc.c
@@ -224,7 +224,9 @@
 
 static void nlmclnt_rpc_release(void *data)
 {
+	lock_kernel();
 	nlm_release_call(data);
+	unlock_kernel();
 }
 
 static int nlm_wait_on_grace(wait_queue_head_t *queue)
@@ -710,7 +712,9 @@
 die:
 	return;
  retry_rebind:
+	lock_kernel();
 	nlm_rebind_host(req->a_host);
+	unlock_kernel();
  retry_unlock:
 	rpc_restart_call(task);
 }
@@ -788,7 +792,9 @@
 	/* Don't ever retry more than 3 times */
 	if (req->a_retries++ >= NLMCLNT_MAX_RETRIES)
 		goto die;
+	lock_kernel();
 	nlm_rebind_host(req->a_host);
+	unlock_kernel();
 	rpc_restart_call(task);
 	rpc_delay(task, 30 * HZ);
 }
diff --git a/fs/lockd/svc4proc.c b/fs/lockd/svc4proc.c
index 385437e..2e27176 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/svc4proc.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/svc4proc.c
@@ -248,7 +248,9 @@
 
 static void nlm4svc_callback_release(void *data)
 {
+	lock_kernel();
 	nlm_release_call(data);
+	unlock_kernel();
 }
 
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nlm4svc_callback_ops = {
diff --git a/fs/lockd/svclock.c b/fs/lockd/svclock.c
index 81aca85..56a08ab 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/svclock.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/svclock.c
@@ -795,6 +795,7 @@
 
 	dprintk("lockd: GRANT_MSG RPC callback\n");
 
+	lock_kernel();
 	/* if the block is not on a list at this point then it has
 	 * been invalidated. Don't try to requeue it.
 	 *
@@ -804,7 +805,7 @@
 	 * for nlm_blocked?
 	 */
 	if (list_empty(&block->b_list))
-		return;
+		goto out;
 
 	/* Technically, we should down the file semaphore here. Since we
 	 * move the block towards the head of the queue only, no harm
@@ -818,13 +819,17 @@
 	}
 	nlmsvc_insert_block(block, timeout);
 	svc_wake_up(block->b_daemon);
+out:
+	unlock_kernel();
 }
 
 static void nlmsvc_grant_release(void *data)
 {
 	struct nlm_rqst		*call = data;
 
+	lock_kernel();
 	nlmsvc_release_block(call->a_block);
+	unlock_kernel();
 }
 
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nlmsvc_grant_ops = {
diff --git a/fs/lockd/svcproc.c b/fs/lockd/svcproc.c
index 88379cc..ce6952b 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/svcproc.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/svcproc.c
@@ -278,7 +278,9 @@
 
 static void nlmsvc_callback_release(void *data)
 {
+	lock_kernel();
 	nlm_release_call(data);
+	unlock_kernel();
 }
 
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nlmsvc_callback_ops = {
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/sched.c b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
index 6288af0..385f427 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/sched.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
@@ -576,9 +576,7 @@
  */
 static void rpc_prepare_task(struct rpc_task *task)
 {
-	lock_kernel();
 	task->tk_ops->rpc_call_prepare(task, task->tk_calldata);
-	unlock_kernel();
 }
 
 /*
@@ -588,9 +586,7 @@
 {
 	task->tk_action = NULL;
 	if (task->tk_ops->rpc_call_done != NULL) {
-		lock_kernel();
 		task->tk_ops->rpc_call_done(task, task->tk_calldata);
-		unlock_kernel();
 		if (task->tk_action != NULL) {
 			WARN_ON(RPC_ASSASSINATED(task));
 			/* Always release the RPC slot and buffer memory */
@@ -602,11 +598,8 @@
 
 void rpc_release_calldata(const struct rpc_call_ops *ops, void *calldata)
 {
-	if (ops->rpc_release != NULL) {
-		lock_kernel();
+	if (ops->rpc_release != NULL)
 		ops->rpc_release(calldata);
-		unlock_kernel();
-	}
 }
 
 /*