diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h
index 73d5c4a870fa..d5d8afc36ae5 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ struct rpc_clnt {
 	struct dentry		*cl_debugfs;	/* debugfs directory */
 #endif
 	struct rpc_xprt_iter	cl_xpi;
+	struct super_block *pipefs_sb;
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index e5498253ad93..30d8c9c3f83b 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ static void rpc_clnt_remove_pipedir(struct rpc_clnt *clnt)
 
 	pipefs_sb = rpc_get_sb_net(net);
 	if (pipefs_sb) {
-		__rpc_clnt_remove_pipedir(clnt);
+		if (pipefs_sb == clnt->pipefs_sb)
+			__rpc_clnt_remove_pipedir(clnt);
 		rpc_put_sb_net(net);
 	}
 }
@@ -152,6 +153,8 @@ rpc_setup_pipedir(struct super_block *pipefs_sb, struct rpc_clnt *clnt)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 
+	clnt->pipefs_sb = pipefs_sb;
+
 	if (clnt->cl_program->pipe_dir_name != NULL) {
 		dentry = rpc_setup_pipedir_sb(pipefs_sb, clnt);
 		if (IS_ERR(dentry))