diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h
index b7dabc4baafd..79ba50856707 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ struct svc_xprt {
 
 	struct net		*xpt_net;
 	struct rpc_xprt		*xpt_bc_xprt;	/* NFSv4.1 backchannel */
+	struct rpc_xprt_switch	*xpt_bc_xps;	/* NFSv4.1 backchannel */
 };
 
 static inline void unregister_xpt_user(struct svc_xprt *xpt, struct svc_xpt_user *u)
diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
index 5aa3834619a8..5e3e1b63dbb3 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ struct xprt_create {
 	size_t			addrlen;
 	const char		*servername;
 	struct svc_xprt		*bc_xprt;	/* NFSv4.1 backchannel */
+	struct rpc_xprt_switch	*bc_xps;
 	unsigned int		flags;
 };
 
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index b33721d41adc..2808d550d273 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -452,10 +452,20 @@ static struct rpc_clnt *rpc_create_xprt(struct rpc_create_args *args,
 	struct rpc_clnt *clnt = NULL;
 	struct rpc_xprt_switch *xps;
 
-	xps = xprt_switch_alloc(xprt, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (xps == NULL) {
-		xprt_put(xprt);
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	if (args->bc_xprt && args->bc_xprt->xpt_bc_xps) {
+		WARN_ON(args->protocol != XPRT_TRANSPORT_BC_TCP);
+		xps = args->bc_xprt->xpt_bc_xps;
+		xprt_switch_get(xps);
+	} else {
+		xps = xprt_switch_alloc(xprt, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (xps == NULL) {
+			xprt_put(xprt);
+			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		}
+		if (xprt->bc_xprt) {
+			xprt_switch_get(xps);
+			xprt->bc_xprt->xpt_bc_xps = xps;
+		}
 	}
 	clnt = rpc_new_client(args, xps, xprt, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(clnt))
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
index f5572e31d518..4f01f63102ee 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ static void svc_xprt_free(struct kref *kref)
 	/* See comment on corresponding get in xs_setup_bc_tcp(): */
 	if (xprt->xpt_bc_xprt)
 		xprt_put(xprt->xpt_bc_xprt);
+	if (xprt->xpt_bc_xps)
+		xprt_switch_put(xprt->xpt_bc_xps);
 	xprt->xpt_ops->xpo_free(xprt);
 	module_put(owner);
 }
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
index 2d3e0c42361e..7e2b2fa189c3 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
@@ -3057,6 +3057,7 @@ static struct rpc_xprt *xs_setup_bc_tcp(struct xprt_create *args)
 		return xprt;
 
 	args->bc_xprt->xpt_bc_xprt = NULL;
+	args->bc_xprt->xpt_bc_xps = NULL;
 	xprt_put(xprt);
 	ret = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 out_err: