diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h
index af7358277f1c..e9d4377d03c6 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ struct rpc_clnt {
 	};
 	const struct cred	*cl_cred;
 	unsigned int		cl_max_connect; /* max number of transports not to the same IP */
+	struct super_block *pipefs_sb;
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index f6074a4b9eab..339dfc5b9224 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ 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);
 	}
 }
@@ -151,6 +152,8 @@ 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))