diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index a5db5158c634..1ffb1068216b 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -2634,31 +2634,44 @@ pnfs_should_return_unused_layout(struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo,
 	return mode == 0;
 }
 
-static int
-pnfs_layout_return_unused_byserver(struct nfs_server *server, void *data)
+static int pnfs_layout_return_unused_byserver(struct nfs_server *server,
+					      void *data)
 {
 	const struct pnfs_layout_range *range = data;
+	const struct cred *cred;
 	struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo;
 	struct inode *inode;
+	nfs4_stateid stateid;
+	enum pnfs_iomode iomode;
+
 restart:
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(lo, &server->layouts, plh_layouts) {
-		if (!pnfs_layout_can_be_returned(lo) ||
+		inode = lo->plh_inode;
+		if (!inode || !pnfs_layout_can_be_returned(lo) ||
 		    test_bit(NFS_LAYOUT_RETURN_REQUESTED, &lo->plh_flags))
 			continue;
-		inode = lo->plh_inode;
 		spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
-		if (!pnfs_should_return_unused_layout(lo, range)) {
+		if (!lo->plh_inode ||
+		    !pnfs_should_return_unused_layout(lo, range)) {
 			spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 			continue;
 		}
+		pnfs_get_layout_hdr(lo);
+		pnfs_set_plh_return_info(lo, range->iomode, 0);
+		if (pnfs_mark_matching_lsegs_return(lo, &lo->plh_return_segs,
+						    range, 0) != 0 ||
+		    !pnfs_prepare_layoutreturn(lo, &stateid, &cred, &iomode)) {
+			spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+			rcu_read_unlock();
+			pnfs_put_layout_hdr(lo);
+			cond_resched();
+			goto restart;
+		}
 		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
-		inode = pnfs_grab_inode_layout_hdr(lo);
-		if (!inode)
-			continue;
 		rcu_read_unlock();
-		pnfs_mark_layout_for_return(inode, range);
-		iput(inode);
+		pnfs_send_layoutreturn(lo, &stateid, &cred, iomode, false);
+		pnfs_put_layout_hdr(lo);
 		cond_resched();
 		goto restart;
 	}