diff --git a/fs/nfs/client.c b/fs/nfs/client.c
index 0870d0d..fb84771 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/client.c
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ static LIST_HEAD(nfs_volume_list);
 static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(nfs_client_active_wq);
 
 /*
+ * Turn off NFSv4 uid/gid mapping when using AUTH_SYS
+ */
+static int nfs4_disable_idmapping = 0;
+
+/*
  * RPC cruft for NFS
  */
 static struct rpc_version *nfs_version[5] = {
@@ -1387,6 +1392,13 @@ static int nfs4_init_server(struct nfs_server *server,
 	if (error < 0)
 		goto error;
 
+	/*
+	 * Don't use NFS uid/gid mapping if we're using AUTH_SYS or lower
+	 * authentication.
+	 */
+	if (nfs4_disable_idmapping && data->auth_flavors[0] == RPC_AUTH_UNIX)
+		server->caps |= NFS_CAP_UIDGID_NOMAP;
+
 	if (data->rsize)
 		server->rsize = nfs_block_size(data->rsize, NULL);
 	if (data->wsize)
@@ -1808,3 +1820,7 @@ void nfs_fs_proc_exit(void)
 }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
+
+module_param(nfs4_disable_idmapping, bool, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(nfs4_disable_idmapping,
+		"Turn off NFSv4 idmapping when using 'sec=sys'");
diff --git a/fs/nfs/idmap.c b/fs/nfs/idmap.c
index 114de76..d816bba 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/idmap.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/idmap.c
@@ -257,17 +257,20 @@ int nfs_map_group_to_gid(const struct nfs_server *server, const char *name, size
 
 int nfs_map_uid_to_name(const struct nfs_server *server, __u32 uid, char *buf, size_t buflen)
 {
-	int ret;
-	ret = nfs_idmap_lookup_name(uid, "user", buf, buflen);
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!(server->caps & NFS_CAP_UIDGID_NOMAP))
+		ret = nfs_idmap_lookup_name(uid, "user", buf, buflen);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		ret = nfs_map_numeric_to_string(uid, buf, buflen);
 	return ret;
 }
 int nfs_map_gid_to_group(const struct nfs_server *server, __u32 gid, char *buf, size_t buflen)
 {
-	int ret;
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
-	ret = nfs_idmap_lookup_name(gid, "group", buf, buflen);
+	if (!(server->caps & NFS_CAP_UIDGID_NOMAP))
+		ret = nfs_idmap_lookup_name(gid, "group", buf, buflen);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		ret = nfs_map_numeric_to_string(gid, buf, buflen);
 	return ret;
@@ -750,9 +753,10 @@ int nfs_map_group_to_gid(const struct nfs_server *server, const char *name, size
 int nfs_map_uid_to_name(const struct nfs_server *server, __u32 uid, char *buf, size_t buflen)
 {
 	struct idmap *idmap = server->nfs_client->cl_idmap;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
-	ret = nfs_idmap_name(idmap, &idmap->idmap_user_hash, uid, buf);
+	if (!(server->caps & NFS_CAP_UIDGID_NOMAP))
+		ret = nfs_idmap_name(idmap, &idmap->idmap_user_hash, uid, buf);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		ret = nfs_map_numeric_to_string(uid, buf, buflen);
 	return ret;
@@ -760,9 +764,10 @@ int nfs_map_uid_to_name(const struct nfs_server *server, __u32 uid, char *buf, s
 int nfs_map_gid_to_group(const struct nfs_server *server, __u32 uid, char *buf, size_t buflen)
 {
 	struct idmap *idmap = server->nfs_client->cl_idmap;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
-	ret = nfs_idmap_name(idmap, &idmap->idmap_group_hash, uid, buf);
+	if (!(server->caps & NFS_CAP_UIDGID_NOMAP))
+		ret = nfs_idmap_name(idmap, &idmap->idmap_group_hash, uid, buf);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		ret = nfs_map_numeric_to_string(uid, buf, buflen);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 89b0430..114547a 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ static int nfs4_delay(struct rpc_clnt *clnt, long *timeout)
 /* This is the error handling routine for processes that are allowed
  * to sleep.
  */
-static int nfs4_handle_exception(const struct nfs_server *server, int errorcode, struct nfs4_exception *exception)
+static int nfs4_handle_exception(struct nfs_server *server, int errorcode, struct nfs4_exception *exception)
 {
 	struct nfs_client *clp = server->nfs_client;
 	struct nfs4_state *state = exception->state;
@@ -290,6 +290,12 @@ static int nfs4_handle_exception(const struct nfs_server *server, int errorcode,
 				break;
 		case -NFS4ERR_OLD_STATEID:
 			exception->retry = 1;
+			break;
+		case -NFS4ERR_BADOWNER:
+			if (server->caps & NFS_CAP_UIDGID_NOMAP) {
+				server->caps &= ~NFS_CAP_UIDGID_NOMAP;
+				exception->retry = 1;
+			}
 	}
 	/* We failed to handle the error */
 	return nfs4_map_errors(ret);
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
index 452d964..6309262 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ struct nfs_server {
 #define NFS_CAP_CTIME		(1U << 12)
 #define NFS_CAP_MTIME		(1U << 13)
 #define NFS_CAP_POSIX_LOCK	(1U << 14)
+#define NFS_CAP_UIDGID_NOMAP	(1U << 15)
 
 
 /* maximum number of slots to use */
