diff --git a/fs/nfsd/flexfilelayout.c b/fs/nfsd/flexfilelayout.c
index df880e9fa71f..b67287383010 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/flexfilelayout.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/flexfilelayout.c
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ nfsd4_ff_proc_getdeviceinfo(struct super_block *sb, struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 const struct nfsd4_layout_ops ff_layout_ops = {
 	.notify_types		=
 			NOTIFY_DEVICEID4_DELETE | NOTIFY_DEVICEID4_CHANGE,
+	.disable_recalls	= true,
 	.proc_getdeviceinfo	= nfsd4_ff_proc_getdeviceinfo,
 	.encode_getdeviceinfo	= nfsd4_ff_encode_getdeviceinfo,
 	.proc_layoutget		= nfsd4_ff_proc_layoutget,
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4layouts.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4layouts.c
index 2be9602b0221..42aace4fc4c8 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4layouts.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4layouts.c
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ nfsd4_free_layout_stateid(struct nfs4_stid *stid)
 	list_del_init(&ls->ls_perfile);
 	spin_unlock(&fp->fi_lock);
 
-	vfs_setlease(ls->ls_file, F_UNLCK, NULL, (void **)&ls);
+	if (!nfsd4_layout_ops[ls->ls_layout_type]->disable_recalls)
+		vfs_setlease(ls->ls_file, F_UNLCK, NULL, (void **)&ls);
 	fput(ls->ls_file);
 
 	if (ls->ls_recalled)
@@ -189,6 +190,9 @@ nfsd4_layout_setlease(struct nfs4_layout_stateid *ls)
 	struct file_lock *fl;
 	int status;
 
+	if (nfsd4_layout_ops[ls->ls_layout_type]->disable_recalls)
+		return 0;
+
 	fl = locks_alloc_lock();
 	if (!fl)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/pnfs.h b/fs/nfsd/pnfs.h
index 0c2a716e8741..d27a5aa60022 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/pnfs.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/pnfs.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ struct nfsd4_deviceid_map {
 
 struct nfsd4_layout_ops {
 	u32		notify_types;
+	bool		disable_recalls;
 
 	__be32 (*proc_getdeviceinfo)(struct super_block *sb,
 			struct svc_rqst *rqstp,