diff --git a/fs/nfs/callback.c b/fs/nfs/callback.c
index e3dd1cd175d9..b8fb3a4ef649 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/callback.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/callback.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static int nfs_callback_start_svc(int minorversion, struct rpc_xprt *xprt,
 
 	cb_info->serv = serv;
 	cb_info->rqst = rqstp;
-	cb_info->task = kthread_run(callback_svc, cb_info->rqst,
+	cb_info->task = kthread_create(callback_svc, cb_info->rqst,
 				    "nfsv4.%u-svc", minorversion);
 	if (IS_ERR(cb_info->task)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(cb_info->task);
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ static int nfs_callback_start_svc(int minorversion, struct rpc_xprt *xprt,
 		return ret;
 	}
 	rqstp->rq_task = cb_info->task;
+	wake_up_process(cb_info->task);
 	dprintk("nfs_callback_up: service started\n");
 	return 0;
 }