diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/fmr_ops.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/fmr_ops.c
index f1e8daf..cb25c89 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/fmr_ops.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/fmr_ops.c
@@ -39,6 +39,25 @@ static int
 fmr_op_open(struct rpcrdma_ia *ia, struct rpcrdma_ep *ep,
 	    struct rpcrdma_create_data_internal *cdata)
 {
+	struct ib_device_attr *devattr = &ia->ri_devattr;
+	struct ib_mr *mr;
+
+	/* Obtain an lkey to use for the regbufs, which are
+	 * protected from remote access.
+	 */
+	if (devattr->device_cap_flags & IB_DEVICE_LOCAL_DMA_LKEY) {
+		ia->ri_dma_lkey = ia->ri_device->local_dma_lkey;
+	} else {
+		mr = ib_get_dma_mr(ia->ri_pd, IB_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE);
+		if (IS_ERR(mr)) {
+			pr_err("%s: ib_get_dma_mr for failed with %lX\n",
+			       __func__, PTR_ERR(mr));
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+		ia->ri_dma_lkey = ia->ri_dma_mr->lkey;
+		ia->ri_dma_mr = mr;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/frwr_ops.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/frwr_ops.c
index 04ea914..63f282e 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/frwr_ops.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/frwr_ops.c
@@ -189,6 +189,11 @@ frwr_op_open(struct rpcrdma_ia *ia, struct rpcrdma_ep *ep,
 	struct ib_device_attr *devattr = &ia->ri_devattr;
 	int depth, delta;
 
+	/* Obtain an lkey to use for the regbufs, which are
+	 * protected from remote access.
+	 */
+	ia->ri_dma_lkey = ia->ri_device->local_dma_lkey;
+
 	ia->ri_max_frmr_depth =
 			min_t(unsigned int, RPCRDMA_MAX_DATA_SEGS,
 			      devattr->max_fast_reg_page_list_len);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/physical_ops.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/physical_ops.c
index 41985d0..72cf8b1 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/physical_ops.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/physical_ops.c
@@ -23,6 +23,29 @@ static int
 physical_op_open(struct rpcrdma_ia *ia, struct rpcrdma_ep *ep,
 		 struct rpcrdma_create_data_internal *cdata)
 {
+	struct ib_device_attr *devattr = &ia->ri_devattr;
+	struct ib_mr *mr;
+
+	/* Obtain an rkey to use for RPC data payloads.
+	 */
+	mr = ib_get_dma_mr(ia->ri_pd,
+			   IB_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE |
+			   IB_ACCESS_REMOTE_WRITE |
+			   IB_ACCESS_REMOTE_READ);
+	if (IS_ERR(mr)) {
+		pr_err("%s: ib_get_dma_mr for failed with %lX\n",
+		       __func__, PTR_ERR(mr));
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	ia->ri_dma_mr = mr;
+
+	/* Obtain an lkey to use for regbufs.
+	 */
+	if (devattr->device_cap_flags & IB_DEVICE_LOCAL_DMA_LKEY)
+		ia->ri_dma_lkey = ia->ri_device->local_dma_lkey;
+	else
+		ia->ri_dma_lkey = ia->ri_dma_mr->lkey;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -51,7 +74,7 @@ physical_op_map(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt, struct rpcrdma_mr_seg *seg,
 	struct rpcrdma_ia *ia = &r_xprt->rx_ia;
 
 	rpcrdma_map_one(ia->ri_device, seg, rpcrdma_data_dir(writing));
-	seg->mr_rkey = ia->ri_bind_mem->rkey;
+	seg->mr_rkey = ia->ri_dma_mr->rkey;
 	seg->mr_base = seg->mr_dma;
 	seg->mr_nsegs = 1;
 	return 1;
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
index da184f9..8516d98 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
@@ -493,9 +493,11 @@ rpcrdma_clean_cq(struct ib_cq *cq)
 int
 rpcrdma_ia_open(struct rpcrdma_xprt *xprt, struct sockaddr *addr, int memreg)
 {
-	int rc, mem_priv;
 	struct rpcrdma_ia *ia = &xprt->rx_ia;
 	struct ib_device_attr *devattr = &ia->ri_devattr;
+	int rc;
+
+	ia->ri_dma_mr = NULL;
 
 	ia->ri_id = rpcrdma_create_id(xprt, ia, addr);
 	if (IS_ERR(ia->ri_id)) {
@@ -519,11 +521,6 @@ rpcrdma_ia_open(struct rpcrdma_xprt *xprt, struct sockaddr *addr, int memreg)
 		goto out3;
 	}
 
-	if (devattr->device_cap_flags & IB_DEVICE_LOCAL_DMA_LKEY) {
-		ia->ri_have_dma_lkey = 1;
-		ia->ri_dma_lkey = ia->ri_device->local_dma_lkey;
-	}
-
 	if (memreg == RPCRDMA_FRMR) {
 		/* Requires both frmr reg and local dma lkey */
 		if (((devattr->device_cap_flags &
@@ -543,38 +540,15 @@ rpcrdma_ia_open(struct rpcrdma_xprt *xprt, struct sockaddr *addr, int memreg)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Optionally obtain an underlying physical identity mapping in
-	 * order to do a memory window-based bind. This base registration
-	 * is protected from remote access - that is enabled only by binding
-	 * for the specific bytes targeted during each RPC operation, and
-	 * revoked after the corresponding completion similar to a storage
-	 * adapter.
-	 */
 	switch (memreg) {
 	case RPCRDMA_FRMR:
 		ia->ri_ops = &rpcrdma_frwr_memreg_ops;
 		break;
 	case RPCRDMA_ALLPHYSICAL:
 		ia->ri_ops = &rpcrdma_physical_memreg_ops;
-		mem_priv = IB_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE |
-				IB_ACCESS_REMOTE_WRITE |
-				IB_ACCESS_REMOTE_READ;
-		goto register_setup;
+		break;
 	case RPCRDMA_MTHCAFMR:
 		ia->ri_ops = &rpcrdma_fmr_memreg_ops;
-		if (ia->ri_have_dma_lkey)
-			break;
-		mem_priv = IB_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE;
-	register_setup:
-		ia->ri_bind_mem = ib_get_dma_mr(ia->ri_pd, mem_priv);
-		if (IS_ERR(ia->ri_bind_mem)) {
-			printk(KERN_ALERT "%s: ib_get_dma_mr for "
-				"phys register failed with %lX\n",
-				__func__, PTR_ERR(ia->ri_bind_mem));
-			rc = -ENOMEM;
-			goto out3;
-		}
 		break;
 	default:
 		printk(KERN_ERR "RPC: Unsupported memory "
@@ -606,15 +580,7 @@ out1:
 void
 rpcrdma_ia_close(struct rpcrdma_ia *ia)
 {
-	int rc;
-
 	dprintk("RPC:       %s: entering\n", __func__);
-	if (ia->ri_bind_mem != NULL) {
-		rc = ib_dereg_mr(ia->ri_bind_mem);
-		dprintk("RPC:       %s: ib_dereg_mr returned %i\n",
-			__func__, rc);
-	}
-
 	if (ia->ri_id != NULL && !IS_ERR(ia->ri_id)) {
 		if (ia->ri_id->qp)
 			rdma_destroy_qp(ia->ri_id);
@@ -661,8 +627,10 @@ rpcrdma_ep_create(struct rpcrdma_ep *ep, struct rpcrdma_ia *ia,
 	if (cdata->padding) {
 		ep->rep_padbuf = rpcrdma_alloc_regbuf(ia, cdata->padding,
 						      GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (IS_ERR(ep->rep_padbuf))
-			return PTR_ERR(ep->rep_padbuf);
+		if (IS_ERR(ep->rep_padbuf)) {
+			rc = PTR_ERR(ep->rep_padbuf);
+			goto out0;
+		}
 	} else
 		ep->rep_padbuf = NULL;
 
@@ -749,6 +717,9 @@ out2:
 			__func__, err);
 out1:
 	rpcrdma_free_regbuf(ia, ep->rep_padbuf);
+out0:
+	if (ia->ri_dma_mr)
+		ib_dereg_mr(ia->ri_dma_mr);
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -788,6 +759,12 @@ rpcrdma_ep_destroy(struct rpcrdma_ep *ep, struct rpcrdma_ia *ia)
 	if (rc)
 		dprintk("RPC:       %s: ib_destroy_cq returned %i\n",
 			__func__, rc);
+
+	if (ia->ri_dma_mr) {
+		rc = ib_dereg_mr(ia->ri_dma_mr);
+		dprintk("RPC:       %s: ib_dereg_mr returned %i\n",
+			__func__, rc);
+	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1262,8 +1239,7 @@ rpcrdma_alloc_regbuf(struct rpcrdma_ia *ia, size_t size, gfp_t flags)
 		goto out_free;
 
 	iov->length = size;
-	iov->lkey = ia->ri_have_dma_lkey ?
-				ia->ri_dma_lkey : ia->ri_bind_mem->lkey;
+	iov->lkey = ia->ri_dma_lkey;
 	rb->rg_size = size;
 	rb->rg_owner = NULL;
 	return rb;
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h
index ce4e79e..8219011 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h
@@ -65,9 +65,8 @@ struct rpcrdma_ia {
 	struct ib_device	*ri_device;
 	struct rdma_cm_id 	*ri_id;
 	struct ib_pd		*ri_pd;
-	struct ib_mr		*ri_bind_mem;
+	struct ib_mr		*ri_dma_mr;
 	u32			ri_dma_lkey;
-	int			ri_have_dma_lkey;
 	struct completion	ri_done;
 	int			ri_async_rc;
 	unsigned int		ri_max_frmr_depth;
