diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4layouts.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4layouts.c
index 4a68ab901b4b..9ffef06b30d5 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4layouts.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4layouts.c
@@ -409,8 +409,7 @@ nfsd4_insert_layout(struct nfsd4_layoutget *lgp, struct nfs4_layout_stateid *ls)
 	list_add_tail(&new->lo_perstate, &ls->ls_layouts);
 	new = NULL;
 done:
-	update_stateid(&ls->ls_stid.sc_stateid);
-	memcpy(&lgp->lg_sid, &ls->ls_stid.sc_stateid, sizeof(stateid_t));
+	nfs4_inc_and_copy_stateid(&lgp->lg_sid, &ls->ls_stid);
 	spin_unlock(&ls->ls_lock);
 out:
 	spin_unlock(&fp->fi_lock);
@@ -484,11 +483,8 @@ nfsd4_return_file_layouts(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 		}
 	}
 	if (!list_empty(&ls->ls_layouts)) {
-		if (found) {
-			update_stateid(&ls->ls_stid.sc_stateid);
-			memcpy(&lrp->lr_sid, &ls->ls_stid.sc_stateid,
-				sizeof(stateid_t));
-		}
+		if (found)
+			nfs4_inc_and_copy_stateid(&lrp->lr_sid, &ls->ls_stid);
 		lrp->lrs_present = 1;
 	} else {
 		trace_layoutstate_unhash(&ls->ls_stid.sc_stateid);
@@ -619,8 +615,7 @@ nfsd4_cb_layout_prepare(struct nfsd4_callback *cb)
 		container_of(cb, struct nfs4_layout_stateid, ls_recall);
 
 	mutex_lock(&ls->ls_mutex);
-	update_stateid(&ls->ls_stid.sc_stateid);
-	memcpy(&ls->ls_recall_sid, &ls->ls_stid.sc_stateid, sizeof(stateid_t));
+	nfs4_inc_and_copy_stateid(&ls->ls_recall_sid, &ls->ls_stid);
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index f2ea343086b8..0a697158a4ca 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@ struct nfs4_stid *nfs4_alloc_stid(struct nfs4_client *cl,
 	stid->sc_stateid.si_opaque.so_clid = cl->cl_clientid;
 	/* Will be incremented before return to client: */
 	atomic_set(&stid->sc_count, 1);
+	spin_lock_init(&stid->sc_lock);
 
 	/*
 	 * It shouldn't be a problem to reuse an opaque stateid value.
@@ -745,6 +746,18 @@ nfs4_put_stid(struct nfs4_stid *s)
 		put_nfs4_file(fp);
 }
 
+void
+nfs4_inc_and_copy_stateid(stateid_t *dst, struct nfs4_stid *stid)
+{
+	stateid_t *src = &stid->sc_stateid;
+
+	spin_lock(&stid->sc_lock);
+	if (unlikely(++src->si_generation == 0))
+		src->si_generation = 1;
+	memcpy(dst, src, sizeof(*dst));
+	spin_unlock(&stid->sc_lock);
+}
+
 static void nfs4_put_deleg_lease(struct nfs4_file *fp)
 {
 	struct file *filp = NULL;
@@ -4221,8 +4234,7 @@ nfsd4_process_open2(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh, struct nf
 		if (stp->st_clnt_odstate == open->op_odstate)
 			open->op_odstate = NULL;
 	}
-	update_stateid(&stp->st_stid.sc_stateid);
-	memcpy(&open->op_stateid, &stp->st_stid.sc_stateid, sizeof(stateid_t));
+	nfs4_inc_and_copy_stateid(&open->op_stateid, &stp->st_stid);
 	up_read(&stp->st_rwsem);
 
 	if (nfsd4_has_session(&resp->cstate)) {
@@ -4925,8 +4937,7 @@ nfsd4_open_confirm(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 		goto put_stateid;
 	}
 	oo->oo_flags |= NFS4_OO_CONFIRMED;
-	update_stateid(&stp->st_stid.sc_stateid);
-	memcpy(&oc->oc_resp_stateid, &stp->st_stid.sc_stateid, sizeof(stateid_t));
+	nfs4_inc_and_copy_stateid(&oc->oc_resp_stateid, &stp->st_stid);
 	up_write(&stp->st_rwsem);
 	dprintk("NFSD: %s: success, seqid=%d stateid=" STATEID_FMT "\n",
 		__func__, oc->oc_seqid, STATEID_VAL(&stp->st_stid.sc_stateid));
@@ -4999,11 +5010,8 @@ nfsd4_open_downgrade(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 		goto put_stateid;
 	}
 	nfs4_stateid_downgrade(stp, od->od_share_access);
-
 	reset_union_bmap_deny(od->od_share_deny, stp);
-
-	update_stateid(&stp->st_stid.sc_stateid);
-	memcpy(&od->od_stateid, &stp->st_stid.sc_stateid, sizeof(stateid_t));
+	nfs4_inc_and_copy_stateid(&od->od_stateid, &stp->st_stid);
 	status = nfs_ok;
 put_stateid:
 	up_write(&stp->st_rwsem);
@@ -5058,8 +5066,7 @@ nfsd4_close(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	nfsd4_bump_seqid(cstate, status);
 	if (status)
 		goto out; 
-	update_stateid(&stp->st_stid.sc_stateid);
-	memcpy(&close->cl_stateid, &stp->st_stid.sc_stateid, sizeof(stateid_t));
+	nfs4_inc_and_copy_stateid(&close->cl_stateid, &stp->st_stid);
 	up_write(&stp->st_rwsem);
 
 	nfsd4_close_open_stateid(stp);
@@ -5542,9 +5549,7 @@ nfsd4_lock(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	err = vfs_lock_file(filp, F_SETLK, file_lock, conflock);
 	switch (-err) {
 	case 0: /* success! */
-		update_stateid(&lock_stp->st_stid.sc_stateid);
-		memcpy(&lock->lk_resp_stateid, &lock_stp->st_stid.sc_stateid, 
-				sizeof(stateid_t));
+		nfs4_inc_and_copy_stateid(&lock->lk_resp_stateid, &lock_stp->st_stid);
 		status = 0;
 		break;
 	case (EAGAIN):		/* conflock holds conflicting lock */
@@ -5736,8 +5741,7 @@ nfsd4_locku(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 		dprintk("NFSD: nfs4_locku: vfs_lock_file failed!\n");
 		goto out_nfserr;
 	}
-	update_stateid(&stp->st_stid.sc_stateid);
-	memcpy(&locku->lu_stateid, &stp->st_stid.sc_stateid, sizeof(stateid_t));
+	nfs4_inc_and_copy_stateid(&locku->lu_stateid, &stp->st_stid);
 fput:
 	fput(filp);
 put_stateid:
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/state.h b/fs/nfsd/state.h
index 1fa0f3848d4e..77fdf4de91ba 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/state.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/state.h
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ struct nfsd4_callback_ops {
  * fields that are of general use to any stateid.
  */
 struct nfs4_stid {
-	atomic_t sc_count;
+	atomic_t		sc_count;
 #define NFS4_OPEN_STID 1
 #define NFS4_LOCK_STID 2
 #define NFS4_DELEG_STID 4
@@ -94,11 +94,12 @@ struct nfs4_stid {
 #define NFS4_REVOKED_DELEG_STID 16
 #define NFS4_CLOSED_DELEG_STID 32
 #define NFS4_LAYOUT_STID 64
-	unsigned char sc_type;
-	stateid_t sc_stateid;
-	struct nfs4_client *sc_client;
-	struct nfs4_file *sc_file;
-	void (*sc_free)(struct nfs4_stid *);
+	unsigned char		sc_type;
+	stateid_t		sc_stateid;
+	spinlock_t		sc_lock;
+	struct nfs4_client	*sc_client;
+	struct nfs4_file	*sc_file;
+	void			(*sc_free)(struct nfs4_stid *);
 };
 
 /*
@@ -364,15 +365,6 @@ struct nfs4_client_reclaim {
 	char			cr_recdir[HEXDIR_LEN]; /* recover dir */
 };
 
-static inline void
-update_stateid(stateid_t *stateid)
-{
-	stateid->si_generation++;
-	/* Wraparound recommendation from 3530bis-13 9.1.3.2: */
-	if (stateid->si_generation == 0)
-		stateid->si_generation = 1;
-}
-
 /* A reasonable value for REPLAY_ISIZE was estimated as follows:  
  * The OPEN response, typically the largest, requires 
  *   4(status) + 8(stateid) + 20(changeinfo) + 4(rflags) +  8(verifier) + 
@@ -595,6 +587,7 @@ struct nfs4_stid *nfs4_alloc_stid(struct nfs4_client *cl,
 		struct kmem_cache *slab);
 void nfs4_unhash_stid(struct nfs4_stid *s);
 void nfs4_put_stid(struct nfs4_stid *s);
+void nfs4_inc_and_copy_stateid(stateid_t *dst, struct nfs4_stid *stid);
 void nfs4_remove_reclaim_record(struct nfs4_client_reclaim *, struct nfsd_net *);
 extern void nfs4_release_reclaim(struct nfsd_net *);
 extern struct nfs4_client_reclaim *nfsd4_find_reclaim_client(const char *recdir,