diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
index 52739f8..0eea2bf 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
  *  -	Next, the caller puts together the RPC message, stuffs it into
  *	the request struct, and calls xprt_transmit().
  *  -	xprt_transmit sends the message and installs the caller on the
- *	transport's wait list. At the same time, it installs a timer that
- *	is run after the packet's timeout has expired.
+ *	transport's wait list. At the same time, if a reply is expected,
+ *	it installs a timer that is run after the packet's timeout has
+ *	expired.
  *  -	When a packet arrives, the data_ready handler walks the list of
  *	pending requests for that transport. If a matching XID is found, the
  *	caller is woken up, and the timer removed.
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@
 #include <linux/sunrpc/clnt.h>
 #include <linux/sunrpc/metrics.h>
 
+#include "sunrpc.h"
+
 /*
  * Local variables
  */
@@ -873,7 +876,10 @@
 	dprintk("RPC: %5u xprt_transmit(%u)\n", task->tk_pid, req->rq_slen);
 
 	if (!req->rq_received) {
-		if (list_empty(&req->rq_list)) {
+		if (list_empty(&req->rq_list) && rpc_reply_expected(task)) {
+			/*
+			 * Add to the list only if we're expecting a reply
+			 */
 			spin_lock_bh(&xprt->transport_lock);
 			/* Update the softirq receive buffer */
 			memcpy(&req->rq_private_buf, &req->rq_rcv_buf,
@@ -908,8 +914,13 @@
 	/* Don't race with disconnect */
 	if (!xprt_connected(xprt))
 		task->tk_status = -ENOTCONN;
-	else if (!req->rq_received)
+	else if (!req->rq_received && rpc_reply_expected(task)) {
+		/*
+		 * Sleep on the pending queue since
+		 * we're expecting a reply.
+		 */
 		rpc_sleep_on(&xprt->pending, task, xprt_timer);
+	}
 	spin_unlock_bh(&xprt->transport_lock);
 }
 
@@ -982,11 +993,17 @@
  */
 void xprt_release(struct rpc_task *task)
 {
-	struct rpc_xprt	*xprt = task->tk_xprt;
+	struct rpc_xprt	*xprt;
 	struct rpc_rqst	*req;
+	int is_bc_request;
 
 	if (!(req = task->tk_rqstp))
 		return;
+
+	/* Preallocated backchannel request? */
+	is_bc_request = bc_prealloc(req);
+
+	xprt = req->rq_xprt;
 	rpc_count_iostats(task);
 	spin_lock_bh(&xprt->transport_lock);
 	xprt->ops->release_xprt(xprt, task);
@@ -999,10 +1016,19 @@
 		mod_timer(&xprt->timer,
 				xprt->last_used + xprt->idle_timeout);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&xprt->transport_lock);
-	xprt->ops->buf_free(req->rq_buffer);
+	if (!bc_prealloc(req))
+		xprt->ops->buf_free(req->rq_buffer);
 	task->tk_rqstp = NULL;
 	if (req->rq_release_snd_buf)
 		req->rq_release_snd_buf(req);
+
+	/*
+	 * Early exit if this is a backchannel preallocated request.
+	 * There is no need to have it added to the RPC slot list.
+	 */
+	if (is_bc_request)
+		return;
+
 	memset(req, 0, sizeof(*req));	/* mark unused */
 
 	dprintk("RPC: %5u release request %p\n", task->tk_pid, req);