diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svcauth.c b/net/sunrpc/svcauth.c
index bb8db3cb8032..f83443856cd1 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svcauth.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svcauth.c
@@ -27,12 +27,32 @@
 extern struct auth_ops svcauth_null;
 extern struct auth_ops svcauth_unix;
 
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(authtab_lock);
-static struct auth_ops	*authtab[RPC_AUTH_MAXFLAVOR] = {
-	[0] = &svcauth_null,
-	[1] = &svcauth_unix,
+static struct auth_ops __rcu *authtab[RPC_AUTH_MAXFLAVOR] = {
+	[RPC_AUTH_NULL] = (struct auth_ops __force __rcu *)&svcauth_null,
+	[RPC_AUTH_UNIX] = (struct auth_ops __force __rcu *)&svcauth_unix,
 };
 
+static struct auth_ops *
+svc_get_auth_ops(rpc_authflavor_t flavor)
+{
+	struct auth_ops		*aops;
+
+	if (flavor >= RPC_AUTH_MAXFLAVOR)
+		return NULL;
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	aops = rcu_dereference(authtab[flavor]);
+	if (aops != NULL && !try_module_get(aops->owner))
+		aops = NULL;
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return aops;
+}
+
+static void
+svc_put_auth_ops(struct auth_ops *aops)
+{
+	module_put(aops->owner);
+}
+
 int
 svc_authenticate(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *authp)
 {
@@ -45,14 +65,11 @@ svc_authenticate(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *authp)
 
 	dprintk("svc: svc_authenticate (%d)\n", flavor);
 
-	spin_lock(&authtab_lock);
-	if (flavor >= RPC_AUTH_MAXFLAVOR || !(aops = authtab[flavor]) ||
-	    !try_module_get(aops->owner)) {
-		spin_unlock(&authtab_lock);
+	aops = svc_get_auth_ops(flavor);
+	if (aops == NULL) {
 		*authp = rpc_autherr_badcred;
 		return SVC_DENIED;
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&authtab_lock);
 
 	rqstp->rq_auth_slack = 0;
 	init_svc_cred(&rqstp->rq_cred);
@@ -82,7 +99,7 @@ int svc_authorise(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 
 	if (aops) {
 		rv = aops->release(rqstp);
-		module_put(aops->owner);
+		svc_put_auth_ops(aops);
 	}
 	return rv;
 }
@@ -90,13 +107,14 @@ int svc_authorise(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 int
 svc_auth_register(rpc_authflavor_t flavor, struct auth_ops *aops)
 {
+	struct auth_ops *old;
 	int rv = -EINVAL;
-	spin_lock(&authtab_lock);
-	if (flavor < RPC_AUTH_MAXFLAVOR && authtab[flavor] == NULL) {
-		authtab[flavor] = aops;
-		rv = 0;
+
+	if (flavor < RPC_AUTH_MAXFLAVOR) {
+		old = cmpxchg((struct auth_ops ** __force)&authtab[flavor], NULL, aops);
+		if (old == NULL || old == aops)
+			rv = 0;
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&authtab_lock);
 	return rv;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(svc_auth_register);
@@ -104,10 +122,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(svc_auth_register);
 void
 svc_auth_unregister(rpc_authflavor_t flavor)
 {
-	spin_lock(&authtab_lock);
 	if (flavor < RPC_AUTH_MAXFLAVOR)
-		authtab[flavor] = NULL;
-	spin_unlock(&authtab_lock);
+		rcu_assign_pointer(authtab[flavor], NULL);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(svc_auth_unregister);