diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 62212231ce622f7b30f0c77a76e01497c2cbc639..1792ece8b53ce878a5497e4d218b3c0af7f6a4d4 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -492,10 +492,17 @@ static void nfs41_sequence_free_slot(struct nfs4_sequence_res *res)
 static void nfs41_set_target_slotid_locked(struct nfs4_slot_table *tbl,
 		u32 target_highest_slotid)
 {
+	unsigned int max_slotid, i;
+
 	if (tbl->target_highest_slotid == target_highest_slotid)
 		return;
 	tbl->target_highest_slotid = target_highest_slotid;
 	tbl->generation++;
+
+	max_slotid = min(tbl->max_slots - 1, tbl->target_highest_slotid);
+	for (i = tbl->max_slotid + 1; i <= max_slotid; i++)
+		rpc_wake_up_next(&tbl->slot_tbl_waitq);
+	tbl->max_slotid = max_slotid;
 }
 
 void nfs41_set_target_slotid(struct nfs4_slot_table *tbl,
@@ -622,8 +629,8 @@ static struct nfs4_slot *nfs4_alloc_slot(struct nfs4_slot_table *tbl)
 	dprintk("--> %s used_slots=%04lx highest_used=%u max_slots=%u\n",
 		__func__, tbl->used_slots[0], tbl->highest_used_slotid,
 		tbl->max_slots);
-	slotid = find_first_zero_bit(tbl->used_slots, tbl->max_slots);
-	if (slotid >= tbl->max_slots)
+	slotid = find_first_zero_bit(tbl->used_slots, tbl->max_slotid + 1);
+	if (slotid > tbl->max_slotid)
 		goto out;
 	__set_bit(slotid, tbl->used_slots);
 	if (slotid > tbl->highest_used_slotid ||
@@ -5744,6 +5751,7 @@ static void nfs4_add_and_init_slots(struct nfs4_slot_table *tbl,
 	tbl->highest_used_slotid = NFS4_NO_SLOT;
 	tbl->target_highest_slotid = max_slots - 1;
 	tbl->server_highest_slotid = max_slots - 1;
+	tbl->max_slotid = max_slots - 1;
 	for (i = 0; i < tbl->max_slots; i++)
 		tbl->slots[i].seq_nr = ivalue;
 	spin_unlock(&tbl->slot_tbl_lock);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
index 842cb8c2f65deed6d3a04bb15d5c7fa5b5dc267b..1b7fa73c9436c95b1563b4480d2d54c3f62f5de4 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
@@ -254,15 +254,14 @@ static void nfs4_end_drain_session(struct nfs_client *clp)
 {
 	struct nfs4_session *ses = clp->cl_session;
 	struct nfs4_slot_table *tbl;
-	int max_slots;
+	unsigned int i;
 
 	if (ses == NULL)
 		return;
 	tbl = &ses->fc_slot_table;
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(NFS4_SESSION_DRAINING, &ses->session_state)) {
 		spin_lock(&tbl->slot_tbl_lock);
-		max_slots = tbl->max_slots;
-		while (max_slots--) {
+		for (i = 0; i <= tbl->max_slotid; i++) {
 			if (rpc_wake_up_first(&tbl->slot_tbl_waitq,
 						nfs4_set_task_privileged,
 						NULL) == NULL)
@@ -2043,6 +2042,7 @@ static int nfs4_recall_slot(struct nfs_client *clp)
 	old = fc_tbl->slots;
 	fc_tbl->slots = new;
 	fc_tbl->max_slots = fc_tbl->target_highest_slotid + 1;
+	fc_tbl->max_slotid = fc_tbl->target_highest_slotid;
 	clp->cl_session->fc_attrs.max_reqs = fc_tbl->max_slots;
 	spin_unlock(&fc_tbl->slot_tbl_lock);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
index 646e64bbff4c49b35b33f3b81292795df738b566..30715508fade2f399cf1862a13ac6e1dcfe05011 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ struct nfs4_slot_table {
 	spinlock_t	slot_tbl_lock;
 	struct rpc_wait_queue	slot_tbl_waitq;	/* allocators may wait here */
 	u32		max_slots;		/* # slots in table */
+	u32		max_slotid;		/* Max allowed slotid value */
 	u32		highest_used_slotid;	/* sent to server on each SEQ.
 						 * op for dynamic resizing */
 	u32		target_highest_slotid;	/* Server max_slot target */