diff --git a/fs/nfs/direct.c b/fs/nfs/direct.c
index 08f6b04..c8c53a0 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/direct.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/direct.c
@@ -259,6 +259,9 @@
 }
 
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_read_direct_ops = {
+#if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4_1)
+	.rpc_call_prepare = nfs_read_prepare,
+#endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
 	.rpc_call_done = nfs_direct_read_result,
 	.rpc_release = nfs_direct_read_release,
 };
diff --git a/fs/nfs/internal.h b/fs/nfs/internal.h
index 12f4c5e..988c8b9 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/internal.h
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@
 			  const char *path);
 #endif
 
+/* read.c */
+extern void nfs_read_prepare(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata);
+
 /* nfs4proc.c */
 extern int _nfs4_call_sync(struct nfs_server *server,
 			   struct rpc_message *msg,
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 97521e4..6c0ac53 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -2864,6 +2864,11 @@
 {
 	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SERVER(data->inode);
 
+	dprintk("--> %s\n", __func__);
+
+	/* nfs4_sequence_free_slot called in the read rpc_call_done */
+	nfs4_sequence_done(server, &data->res.seq_res, task->tk_status);
+
 	if (nfs4_async_handle_error(task, server, data->args.context->state) == -EAGAIN) {
 		rpc_restart_call(task);
 		return -EAGAIN;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/read.c b/fs/nfs/read.c
index 70ba2b4..d71f0d5 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/read.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/read.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/system.h>
 
+#include "nfs4_fs.h"
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "iostat.h"
 #include "fscache.h"
@@ -358,19 +359,25 @@
 	struct nfs_readres *resp = &data->res;
 
 	if (resp->eof || resp->count == argp->count)
-		return;
+		goto out;
 
 	/* This is a short read! */
 	nfs_inc_stats(data->inode, NFSIOS_SHORTREAD);
 	/* Has the server at least made some progress? */
 	if (resp->count == 0)
-		return;
+		goto out;
 
 	/* Yes, so retry the read at the end of the data */
 	argp->offset += resp->count;
 	argp->pgbase += resp->count;
 	argp->count -= resp->count;
 	rpc_restart_call(task);
+	return;
+out:
+	nfs4_sequence_free_slot(NFS_SERVER(data->inode)->nfs_client,
+				&data->res.seq_res);
+	return;
+
 }
 
 /*
@@ -407,7 +414,23 @@
 	nfs_readdata_release(calldata);
 }
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4_1)
+void nfs_read_prepare(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
+{
+	struct nfs_read_data *data = calldata;
+
+	if (nfs4_setup_sequence(NFS_SERVER(data->inode)->nfs_client,
+				&data->args.seq_args, &data->res.seq_res,
+				0, task))
+		return;
+	rpc_call_start(task);
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
+
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_read_partial_ops = {
+#if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4_1)
+	.rpc_call_prepare = nfs_read_prepare,
+#endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
 	.rpc_call_done = nfs_readpage_result_partial,
 	.rpc_release = nfs_readpage_release_partial,
 };
@@ -471,6 +494,9 @@
 }
 
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_read_full_ops = {
+#if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4_1)
+	.rpc_call_prepare = nfs_read_prepare,
+#endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
 	.rpc_call_done = nfs_readpage_result_full,
 	.rpc_release = nfs_readpage_release_full,
 };