diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index ff7fabe..57b5728 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -738,7 +738,8 @@
 		status = -EAGAIN;
 	} else if (!nfs4_valid_open_stateid(open_state)) {
 		status = -EBADF;
-	} else if (list_empty(&lo->plh_segs)) {
+	} else if (list_empty(&lo->plh_segs) ||
+		   test_bit(NFS_LAYOUT_INVALID_STID, &lo->plh_flags)) {
 		int seq;
 
 		do {
@@ -860,6 +861,8 @@
 		dprintk("NFS: %s no layout segments to return\n", __func__);
 		goto out;
 	}
+
+	set_bit(NFS_LAYOUT_INVALID_STID, &lo->plh_flags);
 	lo->plh_block_lgets++;
 	spin_unlock(&ino->i_lock);
 	pnfs_free_lseg_list(&tmp_list);
@@ -1380,6 +1383,8 @@
 		lo->plh_barrier = be32_to_cpu(res->stateid.seqid);
 	}
 
+	clear_bit(NFS_LAYOUT_INVALID_STID, &lo->plh_flags);
+
 	pnfs_get_lseg(lseg);
 	pnfs_layout_insert_lseg(lo, lseg);