diff --git a/fs/nfs/callback_proc.c b/fs/nfs/callback_proc.c
index 41db5258e7a7..0d269515c64d 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/callback_proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/callback_proc.c
@@ -171,6 +171,13 @@ static u32 initiate_file_draining(struct nfs_client *clp,
 		goto out;
 
 	ino = lo->plh_inode;
+
+	spin_lock(&ino->i_lock);
+	pnfs_set_layout_stateid(lo, &args->cbl_stateid, true);
+	spin_unlock(&ino->i_lock);
+
+	pnfs_layoutcommit_inode(ino, false);
+
 	spin_lock(&ino->i_lock);
 	if (test_bit(NFS_LAYOUT_BULK_RECALL, &lo->plh_flags) ||
 	    pnfs_mark_matching_lsegs_invalid(lo, &free_me_list,
@@ -178,7 +185,6 @@ static u32 initiate_file_draining(struct nfs_client *clp,
 		rv = NFS4ERR_DELAY;
 	else
 		rv = NFS4ERR_NOMATCHING_LAYOUT;
-	pnfs_set_layout_stateid(lo, &args->cbl_stateid, true);
 	spin_unlock(&ino->i_lock);
 	pnfs_free_lseg_list(&free_me_list);
 	pnfs_put_layout_hdr(lo);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index 8827ab130ed3..ce5d1ea695d1 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -594,6 +594,9 @@ pnfs_layout_free_bulk_destroy_list(struct list_head *layout_list,
 		dprintk("%s freeing layout for inode %lu\n", __func__,
 			lo->plh_inode->i_ino);
 		inode = lo->plh_inode;
+
+		pnfs_layoutcommit_inode(inode, false);
+
 		spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
 		list_del_init(&lo->plh_bulk_destroy);
 		lo->plh_block_lgets++; /* permanently block new LAYOUTGETs */