diff --git a/fs/nfsd/export.c b/fs/nfsd/export.c
index eacafe46e3b6..aa4712362b3b 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/export.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/export.c
@@ -40,24 +40,15 @@
 #define	EXPKEY_HASHMAX		(1 << EXPKEY_HASHBITS)
 #define	EXPKEY_HASHMASK		(EXPKEY_HASHMAX -1)
 
-static void expkey_put_work(struct work_struct *work)
+static void expkey_put(struct kref *ref)
 {
-	struct svc_expkey *key =
-		container_of(to_rcu_work(work), struct svc_expkey, ek_rcu_work);
+	struct svc_expkey *key = container_of(ref, struct svc_expkey, h.ref);
 
 	if (test_bit(CACHE_VALID, &key->h.flags) &&
 	    !test_bit(CACHE_NEGATIVE, &key->h.flags))
 		path_put(&key->ek_path);
 	auth_domain_put(key->ek_client);
-	kfree(key);
-}
-
-static void expkey_put(struct kref *ref)
-{
-	struct svc_expkey *key = container_of(ref, struct svc_expkey, h.ref);
-
-	INIT_RCU_WORK(&key->ek_rcu_work, expkey_put_work);
-	queue_rcu_work(system_wq, &key->ek_rcu_work);
+	kfree_rcu(key, ek_rcu);
 }
 
 static int expkey_upcall(struct cache_detail *cd, struct cache_head *h)
@@ -364,26 +355,16 @@ static void export_stats_destroy(struct export_stats *stats)
 					    EXP_STATS_COUNTERS_NUM);
 }
 
-static void svc_export_put_work(struct work_struct *work)
+static void svc_export_put(struct kref *ref)
 {
-	struct svc_export *exp =
-		container_of(to_rcu_work(work), struct svc_export, ex_rcu_work);
-
+	struct svc_export *exp = container_of(ref, struct svc_export, h.ref);
 	path_put(&exp->ex_path);
 	auth_domain_put(exp->ex_client);
 	nfsd4_fslocs_free(&exp->ex_fslocs);
 	export_stats_destroy(exp->ex_stats);
 	kfree(exp->ex_stats);
 	kfree(exp->ex_uuid);
-	kfree(exp);
-}
-
-static void svc_export_put(struct kref *ref)
-{
-	struct svc_export *exp = container_of(ref, struct svc_export, h.ref);
-
-	INIT_RCU_WORK(&exp->ex_rcu_work, svc_export_put_work);
-	queue_rcu_work(system_wq, &exp->ex_rcu_work);
+	kfree_rcu(exp, ex_rcu);
 }
 
 static int svc_export_upcall(struct cache_detail *cd, struct cache_head *h)
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/export.h b/fs/nfsd/export.h
index 6f2fbaae01fa..4d92b99c1ffd 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/export.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/export.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ struct svc_export {
 	u32			ex_layout_types;
 	struct nfsd4_deviceid_map *ex_devid_map;
 	struct cache_detail	*cd;
-	struct rcu_work		ex_rcu_work;
+	struct rcu_head		ex_rcu;
 	unsigned long		ex_xprtsec_modes;
 	struct export_stats	*ex_stats;
 };
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ struct svc_expkey {
 	u32			ek_fsid[6];
 
 	struct path		ek_path;
-	struct rcu_work		ek_rcu_work;
+	struct rcu_head		ek_rcu;
 };
 
 #define EX_ISSYNC(exp)		(!((exp)->ex_flags & NFSEXP_ASYNC))
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index f8a10f90bc7a..ad44ad49274f 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -1347,7 +1347,6 @@ static void nfs4_put_copy(struct nfsd4_copy *copy)
 {
 	if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&copy->refcount))
 		return;
-	atomic_dec(&copy->cp_nn->pending_async_copies);
 	kfree(copy->cp_src);
 	kfree(copy);
 }
@@ -1870,6 +1869,7 @@ static int nfsd4_do_async_copy(void *data)
 	set_bit(NFSD4_COPY_F_COMPLETED, &copy->cp_flags);
 	trace_nfsd_copy_async_done(copy);
 	nfsd4_send_cb_offload(copy);
+	atomic_dec(&copy->cp_nn->pending_async_copies);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1927,19 +1927,19 @@ nfsd4_copy(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 		/* Arbitrary cap on number of pending async copy operations */
 		if (atomic_inc_return(&nn->pending_async_copies) >
 				(int)rqstp->rq_pool->sp_nrthreads)
-			goto out_err;
+			goto out_dec_async_copy_err;
 		async_copy->cp_src = kmalloc(sizeof(*async_copy->cp_src), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!async_copy->cp_src)
-			goto out_err;
+			goto out_dec_async_copy_err;
 		if (!nfs4_init_copy_state(nn, copy))
-			goto out_err;
+			goto out_dec_async_copy_err;
 		memcpy(&result->cb_stateid, &copy->cp_stateid.cs_stid,
 			sizeof(result->cb_stateid));
 		dup_copy_fields(copy, async_copy);
 		async_copy->copy_task = kthread_create(nfsd4_do_async_copy,
 				async_copy, "%s", "copy thread");
 		if (IS_ERR(async_copy->copy_task))
-			goto out_err;
+			goto out_dec_async_copy_err;
 		spin_lock(&async_copy->cp_clp->async_lock);
 		list_add(&async_copy->copies,
 				&async_copy->cp_clp->async_copies);
@@ -1954,6 +1954,9 @@ nfsd4_copy(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	trace_nfsd_copy_done(copy, status);
 	release_copy_files(copy);
 	return status;
+out_dec_async_copy_err:
+	if (async_copy)
+		atomic_dec(&nn->pending_async_copies);
 out_err:
 	if (nfsd4_ssc_is_inter(copy)) {
 		/*