diff --git a/fs/nfs/file.c b/fs/nfs/file.c
index 8d74983417af..5949ca37cd18 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/file.c
@@ -469,18 +469,16 @@ static int nfs_release_page(struct page *page, gfp_t gfp)
 	dfprintk(PAGECACHE, "NFS: release_page(%p)\n", page);
 
 	/* Always try to initiate a 'commit' if relevant, but only
-	 * wait for it if __GFP_WAIT is set and the calling process is
-	 * allowed to block.  Even then, only wait 1 second.  Waiting
-	 * indefinitely can cause deadlocks when the NFS server is on
-	 * this machine, and there is no particular need to wait
-	 * extensively here.  A short wait has the benefit that
-	 * someone else can worry about the freezer.
+	 * wait for it if __GFP_WAIT is set.  Even then, only wait 1
+	 * second.  Waiting indefinitely can cause deadlocks when the
+	 * NFS server is on this machine, when a new TCP connection is
+	 * needed and in other rare cases.  There is no particular
+	 * need to wait extensively here.  A short wait has the
+	 * benefit that someone else can worry about the freezer.
 	 */
 	if (mapping) {
 		nfs_commit_inode(mapping->host, 0);
-		if ((gfp & __GFP_WAIT) &&
-		    !current_is_kswapd() &&
-		    !(current->flags & PF_FSTRANS))
+		if ((gfp & __GFP_WAIT))
 			wait_on_page_bit_killable_timeout(page, PG_private,
 							  HZ);
 	}
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/sched.c b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
index 9358c79fd589..fe3441abdbe5 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/sched.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
@@ -821,9 +821,7 @@ void rpc_execute(struct rpc_task *task)
 
 static void rpc_async_schedule(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	current->flags |= PF_FSTRANS;
 	__rpc_execute(container_of(work, struct rpc_task, u.tk_work));
-	current->flags &= ~PF_FSTRANS;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c
index 2faac4940563..6a4615dd0261 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ xprt_rdma_connect_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct rpc_xprt *xprt = &r_xprt->xprt;
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	current->flags |= PF_FSTRANS;
 	xprt_clear_connected(xprt);
 
 	dprintk("RPC:       %s: %sconnect\n", __func__,
@@ -216,7 +215,6 @@ xprt_rdma_connect_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	dprintk("RPC:       %s: exit\n", __func__);
 	xprt_clear_connecting(xprt);
-	current->flags &= ~PF_FSTRANS;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
index 43cd89eacfab..4707c0c8568b 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
@@ -1927,8 +1927,6 @@ static int xs_local_setup_socket(struct sock_xprt *transport)
 	struct socket *sock;
 	int status = -EIO;
 
-	current->flags |= PF_FSTRANS;
-
 	clear_bit(XPRT_CONNECTION_ABORT, &xprt->state);
 	status = __sock_create(xprt->xprt_net, AF_LOCAL,
 					SOCK_STREAM, 0, &sock, 1);
@@ -1968,7 +1966,6 @@ static int xs_local_setup_socket(struct sock_xprt *transport)
 out:
 	xprt_clear_connecting(xprt);
 	xprt_wake_pending_tasks(xprt, status);
-	current->flags &= ~PF_FSTRANS;
 	return status;
 }
 
@@ -2071,8 +2068,6 @@ static void xs_udp_setup_socket(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct socket *sock = transport->sock;
 	int status = -EIO;
 
-	current->flags |= PF_FSTRANS;
-
 	/* Start by resetting any existing state */
 	xs_reset_transport(transport);
 	sock = xs_create_sock(xprt, transport,
@@ -2092,7 +2087,6 @@ static void xs_udp_setup_socket(struct work_struct *work)
 out:
 	xprt_clear_connecting(xprt);
 	xprt_wake_pending_tasks(xprt, status);
-	current->flags &= ~PF_FSTRANS;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2229,8 +2223,6 @@ static void xs_tcp_setup_socket(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct rpc_xprt *xprt = &transport->xprt;
 	int status = -EIO;
 
-	current->flags |= PF_FSTRANS;
-
 	if (!sock) {
 		clear_bit(XPRT_CONNECTION_ABORT, &xprt->state);
 		sock = xs_create_sock(xprt, transport,
@@ -2276,7 +2268,6 @@ static void xs_tcp_setup_socket(struct work_struct *work)
 	case -EINPROGRESS:
 	case -EALREADY:
 		xprt_clear_connecting(xprt);
-		current->flags &= ~PF_FSTRANS;
 		return;
 	case -EINVAL:
 		/* Happens, for instance, if the user specified a link
@@ -2294,7 +2285,6 @@ out_eagain:
 out:
 	xprt_clear_connecting(xprt);
 	xprt_wake_pending_tasks(xprt, status);
-	current->flags &= ~PF_FSTRANS;
 }
 
 /**
