diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index d2cfa4f..97521e4 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -2424,8 +2424,10 @@
 {
 	struct nfs_removeres *res = task->tk_msg.rpc_resp;
 
+	nfs4_sequence_done(res->server, &res->seq_res, task->tk_status);
 	if (nfs4_async_handle_error(task, res->server, NULL) == -EAGAIN)
 		return 0;
+	nfs4_sequence_free_slot(res->server->nfs_client, &res->seq_res);
 	update_changeattr(dir, &res->cinfo);
 	nfs_post_op_update_inode(dir, &res->dir_attr);
 	return 1;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/unlink.c b/fs/nfs/unlink.c
index 83d0ce2..089a21b 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/unlink.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/unlink.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 
 #include "internal.h"
+#include "nfs4_fs.h"
 
 struct nfs_unlinkdata {
 	struct hlist_node list;
@@ -102,9 +103,25 @@
 	nfs_sb_deactive(sb);
 }
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4_1)
+void nfs_unlink_prepare(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
+{
+	struct nfs_unlinkdata *data = calldata;
+	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SERVER(data->dir);
+
+	if (nfs4_setup_sequence(server->nfs_client, &data->args.seq_args,
+				&data->res.seq_res, 1, task))
+		return;
+	rpc_call_start(task);
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
+
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_unlink_ops = {
 	.rpc_call_done = nfs_async_unlink_done,
 	.rpc_release = nfs_async_unlink_release,
+#if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4_1)
+	.rpc_call_prepare = nfs_unlink_prepare,
+#endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
 };
 
 static int nfs_do_call_unlink(struct dentry *parent, struct inode *dir, struct nfs_unlinkdata *data)