diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
index 4ce3282..f0e69ed 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
@@ -1371,11 +1371,21 @@ void nfsd4_init_cb(struct nfsd4_callback *cb, struct nfs4_client *clp,
 	cb->cb_holds_slot = false;
 }
 
-void nfsd4_run_cb(struct nfsd4_callback *cb)
+/**
+ * nfsd4_run_cb - queue up a callback job to run
+ * @cb: callback to queue
+ *
+ * Kick off a callback to do its thing. Returns false if it was already
+ * on a queue, true otherwise.
+ */
+bool nfsd4_run_cb(struct nfsd4_callback *cb)
 {
 	struct nfs4_client *clp = cb->cb_clp;
+	bool queued;
 
 	nfsd41_cb_inflight_begin(clp);
-	if (!nfsd4_queue_cb(cb))
+	queued = nfsd4_queue_cb(cb);
+	if (!queued)
 		nfsd41_cb_inflight_end(clp);
+	return queued;
 }