diff --git a/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c
index 28f50da60ceb..116db74dd942 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/in6.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <net/ipv6.h>
 
 #include <linux/sunrpc/clnt.h>
@@ -110,6 +111,9 @@ static void			rpcb_getport_done(struct rpc_task *, void *);
 static void			rpcb_map_release(void *data);
 static struct rpc_program	rpcb_program;
 
+static struct rpc_clnt *	rpcb_local_clnt;
+static struct rpc_clnt *	rpcb_local_clnt4;
+
 struct rpcbind_args {
 	struct rpc_xprt *	r_xprt;
 
@@ -163,7 +167,13 @@ static const struct sockaddr_in rpcb_inaddr_loopback = {
 	.sin_port		= htons(RPCBIND_PORT),
 };
 
-static struct rpc_clnt *rpcb_create_local(u32 version)
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(rpcb_create_local_mutex);
+
+/*
+ * Returns zero on success, otherwise a negative errno value
+ * is returned.
+ */
+static int rpcb_create_local(void)
 {
 	struct rpc_create_args args = {
 		.protocol	= XPRT_TRANSPORT_UDP,
@@ -171,12 +181,46 @@ static struct rpc_clnt *rpcb_create_local(u32 version)
 		.addrsize	= sizeof(rpcb_inaddr_loopback),
 		.servername	= "localhost",
 		.program	= &rpcb_program,
-		.version	= version,
+		.version	= RPCBVERS_2,
 		.authflavor	= RPC_AUTH_UNIX,
 		.flags		= RPC_CLNT_CREATE_NOPING,
 	};
+	struct rpc_clnt *clnt, *clnt4;
+	int result = 0;
 
-	return rpc_create(&args);
+	if (rpcb_local_clnt)
+		return result;
+
+	mutex_lock(&rpcb_create_local_mutex);
+	if (rpcb_local_clnt)
+		goto out;
+
+	clnt = rpc_create(&args);
+	if (IS_ERR(clnt)) {
+		dprintk("RPC:       failed to create local rpcbind "
+				"client (errno %ld).\n", PTR_ERR(clnt));
+		result = -PTR_ERR(clnt);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * This results in an RPC ping.  On systems running portmapper,
+	 * the v4 ping will fail.  Proceed anyway, but disallow rpcb
+	 * v4 upcalls.
+	 */
+	clnt4 = rpc_bind_new_program(clnt, &rpcb_program, RPCBVERS_4);
+	if (IS_ERR(clnt4)) {
+		dprintk("RPC:       failed to create local rpcbind v4 "
+				"cleint (errno %ld).\n", PTR_ERR(clnt4));
+		clnt4 = NULL;
+	}
+
+	rpcb_local_clnt = clnt;
+	rpcb_local_clnt4 = clnt4;
+
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&rpcb_create_local_mutex);
+	return result;
 }
 
 static struct rpc_clnt *rpcb_create(char *hostname, struct sockaddr *srvaddr,
@@ -208,20 +252,13 @@ static struct rpc_clnt *rpcb_create(char *hostname, struct sockaddr *srvaddr,
 	return rpc_create(&args);
 }
 
-static int rpcb_register_call(const u32 version, struct rpc_message *msg)
+static int rpcb_register_call(struct rpc_clnt *clnt, struct rpc_message *msg)
 {
-	struct rpc_clnt *rpcb_clnt;
 	int result, error = 0;
 
 	msg->rpc_resp = &result;
 
-	rpcb_clnt = rpcb_create_local(version);
-	if (!IS_ERR(rpcb_clnt)) {
-		error = rpc_call_sync(rpcb_clnt, msg, 0);
-		rpc_shutdown_client(rpcb_clnt);
-	} else
-		error = PTR_ERR(rpcb_clnt);
-
+	error = rpc_call_sync(clnt, msg, 0);
 	if (error < 0) {
 		dprintk("RPC:       failed to contact local rpcbind "
 				"server (errno %d).\n", -error);
@@ -276,6 +313,11 @@ int rpcb_register(u32 prog, u32 vers, int prot, unsigned short port)
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
 		.rpc_argp	= &map,
 	};
+	int error;
+
+	error = rpcb_create_local();
+	if (error)
+		return error;
 
 	dprintk("RPC:       %sregistering (%u, %u, %d, %u) with local "
 			"rpcbind\n", (port ? "" : "un"),
@@ -285,7 +327,7 @@ int rpcb_register(u32 prog, u32 vers, int prot, unsigned short port)
 	if (port)
 		msg.rpc_proc = &rpcb_procedures2[RPCBPROC_SET];
 
-	return rpcb_register_call(RPCBVERS_2, &msg);
+	return rpcb_register_call(rpcb_local_clnt, &msg);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -310,7 +352,7 @@ static int rpcb_register_inet4(const struct sockaddr *sap,
 	if (port)
 		msg->rpc_proc = &rpcb_procedures4[RPCBPROC_SET];
 
-	result = rpcb_register_call(RPCBVERS_4, msg);
+	result = rpcb_register_call(rpcb_local_clnt4, msg);
 	kfree(map->r_addr);
 	return result;
 }
@@ -337,7 +379,7 @@ static int rpcb_register_inet6(const struct sockaddr *sap,
 	if (port)
 		msg->rpc_proc = &rpcb_procedures4[RPCBPROC_SET];
 
-	result = rpcb_register_call(RPCBVERS_4, msg);
+	result = rpcb_register_call(rpcb_local_clnt4, msg);
 	kfree(map->r_addr);
 	return result;
 }
@@ -353,7 +395,7 @@ static int rpcb_unregister_all_protofamilies(struct rpc_message *msg)
 	map->r_addr = "";
 	msg->rpc_proc = &rpcb_procedures4[RPCBPROC_UNSET];
 
-	return rpcb_register_call(RPCBVERS_4, msg);
+	return rpcb_register_call(rpcb_local_clnt4, msg);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -411,6 +453,13 @@ int rpcb_v4_register(const u32 program, const u32 version,
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
 		.rpc_argp	= &map,
 	};
+	int error;
+
+	error = rpcb_create_local();
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+	if (rpcb_local_clnt4 == NULL)
+		return -EPROTONOSUPPORT;
 
 	if (address == NULL)
 		return rpcb_unregister_all_protofamilies(&msg);
@@ -1024,3 +1073,15 @@ static struct rpc_program rpcb_program = {
 	.version	= rpcb_version,
 	.stats		= &rpcb_stats,
 };
+
+/**
+ * cleanup_rpcb_clnt - remove xprtsock's sysctls, unregister
+ *
+ */
+void cleanup_rpcb_clnt(void)
+{
+	if (rpcb_local_clnt4)
+		rpc_shutdown_client(rpcb_local_clnt4);
+	if (rpcb_local_clnt)
+		rpc_shutdown_client(rpcb_local_clnt);
+}
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/sunrpc_syms.c b/net/sunrpc/sunrpc_syms.c
index 8cce92189019..f438347d817b 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/sunrpc_syms.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/sunrpc_syms.c
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 
 extern struct cache_detail ip_map_cache, unix_gid_cache;
 
+extern void cleanup_rpcb_clnt(void);
+
 static int __init
 init_sunrpc(void)
 {
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ init_sunrpc(void)
 static void __exit
 cleanup_sunrpc(void)
 {
+	cleanup_rpcb_clnt();
 	rpcauth_remove_module();
 	cleanup_socket_xprt();
 	svc_cleanup_xprt_sock();