diff --git a/fs/lockd/clntproc.c b/fs/lockd/clntproc.c
index adb45ec9038c..e374050a911c 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/clntproc.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/clntproc.c
@@ -708,7 +708,13 @@ static void nlmclnt_unlock_callback(struct rpc_task *task, void *data)
 
 	if (task->tk_status < 0) {
 		dprintk("lockd: unlock failed (err = %d)\n", -task->tk_status);
-		goto retry_rebind;
+		switch (task->tk_status) {
+		case -EACCES:
+		case -EIO:
+			goto die;
+		default:
+			goto retry_rebind;
+		}
 	}
 	if (status == NLM_LCK_DENIED_GRACE_PERIOD) {
 		rpc_delay(task, NLMCLNT_GRACE_WAIT);
diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/sched.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/sched.h
index f73c482ec9c6..fe2d8e6b923b 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/sched.h
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ struct rpc_task {
 #endif
 	unsigned char		tk_priority : 2,/* Task priority */
 				tk_garb_retry : 2,
-				tk_cred_retry : 2;
+				tk_cred_retry : 2,
+				tk_rebind_retry : 2;
 };
 #define tk_xprt			tk_client->cl_xprt
 
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index b84d7395535e..566bcfd067f6 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -1175,6 +1175,9 @@ call_bind_status(struct rpc_task *task)
 			status = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 			break;
 		}
+		if (task->tk_rebind_retry == 0)
+			break;
+		task->tk_rebind_retry--;
 		rpc_delay(task, 3*HZ);
 		goto retry_timeout;
 	case -ETIMEDOUT:
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/sched.c b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
index 6b43ee7221d5..a27406b1654f 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/sched.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
@@ -792,6 +792,7 @@ static void rpc_init_task(struct rpc_task *task, const struct rpc_task_setup *ta
 	/* Initialize retry counters */
 	task->tk_garb_retry = 2;
 	task->tk_cred_retry = 2;
+	task->tk_rebind_retry = 2;
 
 	task->tk_priority = task_setup_data->priority - RPC_PRIORITY_LOW;
 	task->tk_owner = current->tgid;