diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index f68286932019..fe0ddbce3bcb 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -732,6 +732,14 @@ pnfs_mark_matching_lsegs_invalid(struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo,
 	return remaining;
 }
 
+static void pnfs_reset_return_info(struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo)
+{
+	struct pnfs_layout_segment *lseg;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(lseg, &lo->plh_return_segs, pls_list)
+		pnfs_set_plh_return_info(lo, lseg->pls_range.iomode, 0);
+}
+
 static void
 pnfs_free_returned_lsegs(struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo,
 		struct list_head *free_me,
@@ -1180,6 +1188,7 @@ void pnfs_layoutreturn_free_lsegs(struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo,
 		pnfs_mark_matching_lsegs_invalid(lo, &freeme, range, seq);
 		pnfs_free_returned_lsegs(lo, &freeme, range, seq);
 		pnfs_set_layout_stateid(lo, stateid, NULL, true);
+		pnfs_reset_return_info(lo);
 	} else
 		pnfs_mark_layout_stateid_invalid(lo, &freeme);
 out_unlock: