diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 126d12c..941aca0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ tests/nsm_client/nlm_sm_inter_svc.c
 tests/nsm_client/nlm_sm_inter_xdr.c
 utils/nfsidmap/nfsidmap
 systemd/nfs-server-generator
+systemd/rpc-pipefs-generator
 systemd/nfs-config.service
 systemd/rpc-gssd.service
 # cscope database files
diff --git a/systemd/Makefile.am b/systemd/Makefile.am
index 0d15b9f..4becb77 100644
--- a/systemd/Makefile.am
+++ b/systemd/Makefile.am
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
 
 unit_files =  \
     nfs-client.target \
+    rpc_pipefs.target \
     \
     nfs-mountd.service \
     nfs-server.service \
@@ -42,12 +43,14 @@ EXTRA_DIST = $(unit_files) $(man5_MANS) $(man7_MANS)
 unit_dir = /usr/lib/systemd/system
 generator_dir = /usr/lib/systemd/system-generators
 
-EXTRA_PROGRAMS	= nfs-server-generator
+EXTRA_PROGRAMS	= nfs-server-generator rpc-pipefs-generator
 genexecdir = $(generator_dir)
 nfs_server_generator_LDADD = ../support/export/libexport.a \
 			     ../support/nfs/libnfs.a \
 			     ../support/misc/libmisc.a
 
+rpc_pipefs_generator_LDADD = ../support/nfs/libnfs.a
+
 if INSTALL_SYSTEMD
 genexec_PROGRAMS = nfs-server-generator
 install-data-hook: $(unit_files)
diff --git a/systemd/nfs-blkmap.service b/systemd/nfs-blkmap.service
index ddc324e..2bbcee6 100644
--- a/systemd/nfs-blkmap.service
+++ b/systemd/nfs-blkmap.service
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 Description=pNFS block layout mapping daemon
 DefaultDependencies=no
 Conflicts=umount.target
-After=var-lib-nfs-rpc_pipefs.mount
-Requires=var-lib-nfs-rpc_pipefs.mount
+After=rpc_pipefs.target
+Requires=rpc_pipefs.target
 
 PartOf=nfs-utils.service
 
diff --git a/systemd/nfs-idmapd.service b/systemd/nfs-idmapd.service
index acca86b..f38fe52 100644
--- a/systemd/nfs-idmapd.service
+++ b/systemd/nfs-idmapd.service
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=NFSv4 ID-name mapping service
 DefaultDependencies=no
-Requires=var-lib-nfs-rpc_pipefs.mount
-After=var-lib-nfs-rpc_pipefs.mount local-fs.target
+Requires=rpc_pipefs.target
+After=rpc_pipefs.target local-fs.target
 
 BindsTo=nfs-server.service
 
diff --git a/systemd/rpc-gssd.service.in b/systemd/rpc-gssd.service.in
index b353027..6807db3 100644
--- a/systemd/rpc-gssd.service.in
+++ b/systemd/rpc-gssd.service.in
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 Description=RPC security service for NFS client and server
 DefaultDependencies=no
 Conflicts=umount.target
-Requires=var-lib-nfs-rpc_pipefs.mount
-After=var-lib-nfs-rpc_pipefs.mount
+Requires=rpc_pipefs.target
+After=rpc_pipefs.target
 
 ConditionPathExists=@_sysconfdir@/krb5.keytab
 
diff --git a/systemd/rpc-pipefs-generator.c b/systemd/rpc-pipefs-generator.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..512a464
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd/rpc-pipefs-generator.c
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+/*
+ * rpc-pipefs-generator:
+ *   systemd generator to create ordering dependencies between
+ *   nfs services and the rpc_pipefs mountpoint
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <mntent.h>
+
+#include "nfslib.h"
+#include "conffile.h"
+
+#define RPC_PIPEFS_DEFAULT "/var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs"
+char *conf_path = NFS_CONFFILE;
+
+int systemd_len(char *path)
+{
+	char *p;
+	int len = 0;
+
+	p = path;
+	while (*p == '/')
+		p++;
+
+	if (!*p)
+		/* "/" becomes "-", otherwise leading "/" is ignored */
+		return 1;
+
+	while (*p) {
+		unsigned char c = *p++;
+
+		if (c == '/') {
+			/* multiple non-trailing slashes become '-' */
+			while (*p == '/')
+				p++;
+			if (*p)
+				len++;
+		} else if (isalnum(c) || c == ':' || c == '.' || c == '_')
+			len++;
+		else {
+			len += 4;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return len;
+}
+
+char *systemd_escape(char *path)
+{
+	char *result = NULL;
+	char *p;
+	int len;
+
+	len = systemd_len(path);
+	if (!len)
+		goto out;
+
+	result = malloc(len + strlen(".mount") + 1);
+	if (!result)
+		goto out;
+
+	p = result;
+	while (*path == '/')
+		path++;
+	if (!*path) {
+		/* "/" becomes "-", otherwise leading "/" is ignored */
+		*p++ = '-';
+		goto out_append;
+	}
+	while (*path) {
+		unsigned char c = *path++;
+
+		if (c == '/') {
+			/* multiple non-trailing slashes become '-' */
+			while (*path == '/')
+				path++;
+			if (*path)
+				*p++ = '-';
+		} else if (isalnum(c) || c == ':' || c == '.' || c == '_')
+			*p++ = c;
+		else {
+			*p++ = '\\';
+			*p++ = 'x';
+			*p++ = '0' + ((c&0xf0)>>4) + (c>=0xa0)*('a'-'9'-1);
+			*p++ = '0' + (c&0x0f) + ((c&0x0f)>=0x0a)*('a'-'9'-1);
+		}
+	}
+
+out_append:
+	sprintf(p, ".mount");
+out:
+	return result;
+}
+
+static int generate_mount_unit(const char *pipefs_path, const char *pipefs_unit,
+			       const char *dirname)
+{
+	char	*path;
+	FILE	*f;
+
+	path = malloc(strlen(dirname) + 1 + strlen(pipefs_unit));
+	if (!path)
+		return 1;
+	sprintf(path, "%s/%s", dirname, pipefs_unit);
+	f = fopen(path, "w");
+	if (!f)
+		return 1;
+
+	fprintf(f, "# Automatically generated by rpc-pipefs-generator\n\n[Unit]\n");
+	fprintf(f, "Description=RPC Pipe File System\n");
+	fprintf(f, "DefaultDependencies=no\n");
+	fprintf(f, "After=systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service\n");
+	fprintf(f, "Conflicts=umount.target\n");
+	fprintf(f, "\n[Mount]\n");
+	fprintf(f, "What=sunrpc\n");
+	fprintf(f, "Where=%s\n", pipefs_path);
+	fprintf(f, "Type=rpc_pipefs\n");
+
+	fclose(f);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static
+int generate_target(char *pipefs_path, const char *dirname)
+{
+	char	*path;
+	char	filebase[] = "/rpc_pipefs.target";
+	char	*pipefs_unit;
+	FILE	*f;
+	int 	ret = 0;
+
+	pipefs_unit = systemd_escape(pipefs_path);
+	if (!pipefs_unit)
+		return 1;
+
+	ret = generate_mount_unit(pipefs_path, pipefs_unit, dirname);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	path = malloc(strlen(dirname) + 1 + sizeof(filebase));
+	if (!path)
+		return 2;
+	sprintf(path, "%s", dirname);
+	mkdir(path, 0755);
+	strcat(path, filebase);
+	f = fopen(path, "w");
+	if (!f)
+		return 1;
+
+	fprintf(f, "# Automatically generated by rpc-pipefs-generator\n\n[Unit]\n");
+	fprintf(f, "Requires=%s\n", pipefs_unit);
+	fprintf(f, "After=%s\n", pipefs_unit);
+	fclose(f);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int is_non_pipefs_mountpoint(char *path)
+{
+	FILE		*mtab;
+	struct mntent	*mnt;
+
+	mtab = setmntent("/etc/mtab", "r");
+	if (!mtab)
+		return 0;
+
+	while ((mnt = getmntent(mtab)) != NULL) {
+		if (strlen(mnt->mnt_dir) != strlen(path))
+			continue;
+		if (strncmp(mnt->mnt_dir, path, strlen(mnt->mnt_dir)))
+			continue;
+		if (strncmp(mnt->mnt_type, "rpc_pipefs", strlen(mnt->mnt_type)))
+			break;
+	}
+	fclose(mtab);
+	return mnt != NULL;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	int 	ret;
+	char	*s;
+
+	/* Avoid using any external services */
+	xlog_syslog(0);
+
+	if (argc != 4 || argv[1][0] != '/') {
+		fprintf(stderr, "rpc-pipefs-generator: create systemd dependencies for nfs services\n");
+		fprintf(stderr, "Usage: normal-dir early-dir late-dir\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	conf_init();
+	s = conf_get_str("general", "pipefs-directory");
+	if (!s)
+		exit(0);
+	if (strlen(s) == strlen(RPC_PIPEFS_DEFAULT) &&
+			strcmp(s, RPC_PIPEFS_DEFAULT) == 0)
+		exit(0);
+
+	if (is_non_pipefs_mountpoint(s))
+		exit(1);
+
+	ret = generate_target(s, argv[1]);
+	exit(ret);
+}
diff --git a/systemd/rpc-svcgssd.service b/systemd/rpc-svcgssd.service
index 7187e3c..cb2bcd4 100644
--- a/systemd/rpc-svcgssd.service
+++ b/systemd/rpc-svcgssd.service
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=RPC security service for NFS server
 DefaultDependencies=no
-Requires=var-lib-nfs-rpc_pipefs.mount
-After=var-lib-nfs-rpc_pipefs.mount local-fs.target
+After=local-fs.target
 PartOf=nfs-server.service
 PartOf=nfs-utils.service
 
diff --git a/systemd/rpc_pipefs.target b/systemd/rpc_pipefs.target
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01d4d27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd/rpc_pipefs.target
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[Unit]
+Requires=var-lib-nfs-rpc_pipefs.mount
+After=var-lib-nfs-rpc_pipefs.mount
