diff --git a/fs/lockd/host.c b/fs/lockd/host.c
index 1bf3843..a1423c6 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/host.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/host.c
@@ -462,7 +462,11 @@
 	list_for_each(pos, &nsm_handles) {
 		nsm = list_entry(pos, struct nsm_handle, sm_link);
 
-		if (!nlm_cmp_addr(&nsm->sm_addr, sin))
+		if (hostname && nsm_use_hostnames) {
+			if (strlen(nsm->sm_name) != hostname_len
+			 || memcmp(nsm->sm_name, hostname, hostname_len))
+				continue;
+		} else if (!nlm_cmp_addr(&nsm->sm_addr, sin))
 			continue;
 		atomic_inc(&nsm->sm_count);
 		goto out;
diff --git a/fs/lockd/mon.c b/fs/lockd/mon.c
index 626b6c1..709cf7c 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/mon.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/mon.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 	}
 
 	memset(&args, 0, sizeof(args));
+	args.mon_name = nsm->sm_name;
 	args.addr = nsm->sm_addr.sin_addr.s_addr;
 	args.prog = NLM_PROGRAM;
 	args.vers = 3;
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@
 static u32 *
 xdr_encode_common(struct rpc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, struct nsm_args *argp)
 {
-	char	buffer[20];
+	char	buffer[20], *name;
 
 	/*
 	 * Use the dotted-quad IP address of the remote host as
@@ -158,8 +159,13 @@
 	 * hostname first for whatever remote hostname it receives,
 	 * so this works alright.
 	 */
-	sprintf(buffer, "%u.%u.%u.%u", NIPQUAD(argp->addr));
-	if (!(p = xdr_encode_string(p, buffer))
+	if (nsm_use_hostnames) {
+		name = argp->mon_name;
+	} else {
+		sprintf(buffer, "%u.%u.%u.%u", NIPQUAD(argp->addr));
+		name = buffer;
+	}
+	if (!(p = xdr_encode_string(p, name))
 	 || !(p = xdr_encode_string(p, utsname()->nodename)))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
 	*p++ = htonl(argp->prog);
diff --git a/fs/lockd/svc.c b/fs/lockd/svc.c
index 3cc369e..a3b7602 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/svc.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/svc.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 static unsigned long		nlm_grace_period;
 static unsigned long		nlm_timeout = LOCKD_DFLT_TIMEO;
 static int			nlm_udpport, nlm_tcpport;
+int				nsm_use_hostnames = 0;
 
 /*
  * Constants needed for the sysctl interface.
@@ -395,6 +396,14 @@
 		.extra1		= (int *) &nlm_port_min,
 		.extra2		= (int *) &nlm_port_max,
 	},
+	{
+		.ctl_name	= CTL_UNNUMBERED,
+		.procname	= "nsm_use_hostnames",
+		.data		= &nsm_use_hostnames,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec,
+	},
 	{ .ctl_name = 0 }
 };
 
@@ -483,6 +492,7 @@
 		  &nlm_udpport, 0644);
 module_param_call(nlm_tcpport, param_set_port, param_get_int,
 		  &nlm_tcpport, 0644);
+module_param(nsm_use_hostnames, bool, 0644);
 
 /*
  * Initialising and terminating the module.