diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h b/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
index 065cb04222a1b..543d916f79abb 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ struct nfs4_exception {
 	struct inode *inode;
 	nfs4_stateid *stateid;
 	long timeout;
+	unsigned char task_is_privileged : 1;
 	unsigned char delay : 1,
 		      recovering : 1,
 		      retry : 1;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 7e63fbe253f07..cf85f0ed1e065 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -589,6 +589,8 @@ int nfs4_handle_exception(struct nfs_server *server, int errorcode, struct nfs4_
 		goto out_retry;
 	}
 	if (exception->recovering) {
+		if (exception->task_is_privileged)
+			return -EDEADLOCK;
 		ret = nfs4_wait_clnt_recover(clp);
 		if (test_bit(NFS_MIG_FAILED, &server->mig_status))
 			return -EIO;
@@ -614,6 +616,8 @@ nfs4_async_handle_exception(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs_server *server,
 		goto out_retry;
 	}
 	if (exception->recovering) {
+		if (exception->task_is_privileged)
+			return -EDEADLOCK;
 		rpc_sleep_on(&clp->cl_rpcwaitq, task, NULL);
 		if (test_bit(NFS4CLNT_MANAGER_RUNNING, &clp->cl_state) == 0)
 			rpc_wake_up_queued_task(&clp->cl_rpcwaitq, task);
@@ -6417,6 +6421,7 @@ static void nfs4_delegreturn_done(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
 	struct nfs4_exception exception = {
 		.inode = data->inode,
 		.stateid = &data->stateid,
+		.task_is_privileged = data->args.seq_args.sa_privileged,
 	};
 
 	if (!nfs4_sequence_done(task, &data->res.seq_res))
@@ -6540,7 +6545,6 @@ static int _nfs4_proc_delegreturn(struct inode *inode, const struct cred *cred,
 	data = kzalloc(sizeof(*data), GFP_NOFS);
 	if (data == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	nfs4_init_sequence(&data->args.seq_args, &data->res.seq_res, 1, 0);
 
 	nfs4_state_protect(server->nfs_client,
 			NFS_SP4_MACH_CRED_CLEANUP,
@@ -6571,6 +6575,12 @@ static int _nfs4_proc_delegreturn(struct inode *inode, const struct cred *cred,
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (!data->inode)
+		nfs4_init_sequence(&data->args.seq_args, &data->res.seq_res, 1,
+				   1);
+	else
+		nfs4_init_sequence(&data->args.seq_args, &data->res.seq_res, 1,
+				   0);
 	task_setup_data.callback_data = data;
 	msg.rpc_argp = &data->args;
 	msg.rpc_resp = &data->res;