diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
index e30e1ddc1aceb571683f7c6a8442b959de48557a..957d7fc37d06f25029b4726d6f16f6b22dea26e3 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ nfsd_file_acquire(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	nfsd_file_slab_free(&new->nf_rcu);
 
 wait_for_construction:
-	wait_on_bit(&nf->nf_flags, NFSD_FILE_PENDING, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+	wait_on_bit_acquire(&nf->nf_flags, NFSD_FILE_PENDING, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 
 	/* Did construction of this file fail? */
 	if (!test_bit(NFSD_FILE_HASHED, &nf->nf_flags)) {