diff --git a/fs/nfsd/export.c b/fs/nfsd/export.c
index aa4712362b3b..eacafe46e3b6 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/export.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/export.c
@@ -40,15 +40,24 @@
 #define	EXPKEY_HASHMAX		(1 << EXPKEY_HASHBITS)
 #define	EXPKEY_HASHMASK		(EXPKEY_HASHMAX -1)
 
-static void expkey_put(struct kref *ref)
+static void expkey_put_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct svc_expkey *key = container_of(ref, struct svc_expkey, h.ref);
+	struct svc_expkey *key =
+		container_of(to_rcu_work(work), struct svc_expkey, ek_rcu_work);
 
 	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_rcu(key, ek_rcu);
+	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);
 }
 
 static int expkey_upcall(struct cache_detail *cd, struct cache_head *h)
@@ -355,16 +364,26 @@ static void export_stats_destroy(struct export_stats *stats)
 					    EXP_STATS_COUNTERS_NUM);
 }
 
-static void svc_export_put(struct kref *ref)
+static void svc_export_put_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct svc_export *exp = container_of(ref, struct svc_export, h.ref);
+	struct svc_export *exp =
+		container_of(to_rcu_work(work), struct svc_export, ex_rcu_work);
+
 	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_rcu(exp, ex_rcu);
+	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);
 }
 
 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 4d92b99c1ffd..6f2fbaae01fa 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_head		ex_rcu;
+	struct rcu_work		ex_rcu_work;
 	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_head		ek_rcu;
+	struct rcu_work		ek_rcu_work;
 };
 
 #define EX_ISSYNC(exp)		(!((exp)->ex_flags & NFSEXP_ASYNC))