diff --git a/fs/lockd/host.c b/fs/lockd/host.c
index 7d46fafdbbe5..584c03e11844 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/host.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/host.c
@@ -439,12 +439,7 @@ nlm_bind_host(struct nlm_host *host)
 	 * RPC rebind is required
 	 */
 	if ((clnt = host->h_rpcclnt) != NULL) {
-		if (time_after_eq(jiffies, host->h_nextrebind)) {
-			rpc_force_rebind(clnt);
-			host->h_nextrebind = jiffies + NLM_HOST_REBIND;
-			dprintk("lockd: next rebind in %lu jiffies\n",
-					host->h_nextrebind - jiffies);
-		}
+		nlm_rebind_host(host);
 	} else {
 		unsigned long increment = nlmsvc_timeout;
 		struct rpc_timeout timeparms = {
@@ -493,13 +488,20 @@ nlm_bind_host(struct nlm_host *host)
 	return clnt;
 }
 
-/*
- * Force a portmap lookup of the remote lockd port
+/**
+ * nlm_rebind_host - If needed, force a portmap lookup of the peer's lockd port
+ * @host: NLM host handle for peer
+ *
+ * This is not needed when using a connection-oriented protocol, such as TCP.
+ * The existing autobind mechanism is sufficient to force a rebind when
+ * required, e.g. on connection state transitions.
  */
 void
 nlm_rebind_host(struct nlm_host *host)
 {
-	dprintk("lockd: rebind host %s\n", host->h_name);
+	if (host->h_proto != IPPROTO_UDP)
+		return;
+
 	if (host->h_rpcclnt && time_after_eq(jiffies, host->h_nextrebind)) {
 		rpc_force_rebind(host->h_rpcclnt);
 		host->h_nextrebind = jiffies + NLM_HOST_REBIND;