diff --git a/fs/nfsd/netns.h b/fs/nfsd/netns.h
index 7346acda9d76..02d3d2f0e616 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/netns.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/netns.h
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ struct nfsd_net {
 	bool grace_ended;
 	time64_t boot_time;
 
-	/* internal mount of the "nfsd" pseudofilesystem: */
-	struct vfsmount *nfsd_mnt;
-
 	struct dentry *nfsd_client_dir;
 
 	/*
@@ -121,6 +118,9 @@ struct nfsd_net {
 	wait_queue_head_t ntf_wq;
 	atomic_t ntf_refcnt;
 
+	/* Allow umount to wait for nfsd state cleanup */
+	struct completion nfsd_shutdown_complete;
+
 	/*
 	 * clientid and stateid data for construction of net unique COPY
 	 * stateids.
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 9a47cc66963f..cb13a1649632 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -7394,14 +7394,9 @@ nfs4_state_start_net(struct net *net)
 	struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(net, nfsd_net_id);
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = get_nfsdfs(net);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
 	ret = nfs4_state_create_net(net);
-	if (ret) {
-		mntput(nn->nfsd_mnt);
+	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	}
 	locks_start_grace(net, &nn->nfsd4_manager);
 	nfsd4_client_tracking_init(net);
 	if (nn->track_reclaim_completes && nn->reclaim_str_hashtbl_size == 0)
@@ -7471,7 +7466,6 @@ nfs4_state_shutdown_net(struct net *net)
 
 	nfsd4_client_tracking_exit(net);
 	nfs4_state_destroy_net(net);
-	mntput(nn->nfsd_mnt);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index dedec4771ecc..c4b11560ac1b 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -1417,6 +1417,8 @@ static void nfsd_umount(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct net *net = sb->s_fs_info;
 
+	nfsd_shutdown_threads(net);
+
 	kill_litter_super(sb);
 	put_net(net);
 }
@@ -1429,18 +1431,6 @@ static struct file_system_type nfsd_fs_type = {
 };
 MODULE_ALIAS_FS("nfsd");
 
-int get_nfsdfs(struct net *net)
-{
-	struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(net, nfsd_net_id);
-	struct vfsmount *mnt;
-
-	mnt =  vfs_kern_mount(&nfsd_fs_type, SB_KERNMOUNT, "nfsd", NULL);
-	if (IS_ERR(mnt))
-		return PTR_ERR(mnt);
-	nn->nfsd_mnt = mnt;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 static int create_proc_exports_entry(void)
 {
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h b/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h
index cb742e17e04a..4362d295ed34 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h
@@ -85,13 +85,12 @@ int		nfsd_get_nrthreads(int n, int *, struct net *);
 int		nfsd_set_nrthreads(int n, int *, struct net *);
 int		nfsd_pool_stats_open(struct inode *, struct file *);
 int		nfsd_pool_stats_release(struct inode *, struct file *);
+void		nfsd_shutdown_threads(struct net *net);
 
 void		nfsd_destroy(struct net *net);
 
 bool		i_am_nfsd(void);
 
-int get_nfsdfs(struct net *);
-
 struct nfsdfs_client {
 	struct kref cl_ref;
 	void (*cl_release)(struct kref *kref);
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
index c7fffe1453bd..2e61a565cdbd 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
@@ -600,6 +600,37 @@ static const struct svc_serv_ops nfsd_thread_sv_ops = {
 	.svo_module		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
+static void nfsd_complete_shutdown(struct net *net)
+{
+	struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(net, nfsd_net_id);
+
+	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&nfsd_mutex));
+
+	nn->nfsd_serv = NULL;
+	complete(&nn->nfsd_shutdown_complete);
+}
+
+void nfsd_shutdown_threads(struct net *net)
+{
+	struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(net, nfsd_net_id);
+	struct svc_serv *serv;
+
+	mutex_lock(&nfsd_mutex);
+	serv = nn->nfsd_serv;
+	if (serv == NULL) {
+		mutex_unlock(&nfsd_mutex);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	svc_get(serv);
+	/* Kill outstanding nfsd threads */
+	serv->sv_ops->svo_setup(serv, NULL, 0);
+	nfsd_destroy(net);
+	mutex_unlock(&nfsd_mutex);
+	/* Wait for shutdown of nfsd_serv to complete */
+	wait_for_completion(&nn->nfsd_shutdown_complete);
+}
+
 bool i_am_nfsd(void)
 {
 	return kthread_func(current) == nfsd;
@@ -622,11 +653,13 @@ int nfsd_create_serv(struct net *net)
 						&nfsd_thread_sv_ops);
 	if (nn->nfsd_serv == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	init_completion(&nn->nfsd_shutdown_complete);
 
 	nn->nfsd_serv->sv_maxconn = nn->max_connections;
 	error = svc_bind(nn->nfsd_serv, net);
 	if (error < 0) {
 		svc_destroy(nn->nfsd_serv);
+		nfsd_complete_shutdown(net);
 		return error;
 	}
 
@@ -675,7 +708,7 @@ void nfsd_destroy(struct net *net)
 		svc_shutdown_net(nn->nfsd_serv, net);
 	svc_destroy(nn->nfsd_serv);
 	if (destroy)
-		nn->nfsd_serv = NULL;
+		nfsd_complete_shutdown(net);
 }
 
 int nfsd_set_nrthreads(int n, int *nthreads, struct net *net)
