diff --git a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.c b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.c
index ec110aa87634..334570888649 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/blocklayout.c
@@ -887,6 +887,7 @@ static struct pnfs_layoutdriver_type blocklayout_type = {
 	.name				= "LAYOUT_BLOCK_VOLUME",
 	.owner				= THIS_MODULE,
 	.flags				= PNFS_LAYOUTRET_ON_SETATTR |
+					  PNFS_LAYOUTRET_ON_ERROR |
 					  PNFS_READ_WHOLE_PAGE,
 	.read_pagelist			= bl_read_pagelist,
 	.write_pagelist			= bl_write_pagelist,
@@ -910,6 +911,7 @@ static struct pnfs_layoutdriver_type scsilayout_type = {
 	.name				= "LAYOUT_SCSI",
 	.owner				= THIS_MODULE,
 	.flags				= PNFS_LAYOUTRET_ON_SETATTR |
+					  PNFS_LAYOUTRET_ON_ERROR |
 					  PNFS_READ_WHOLE_PAGE,
 	.read_pagelist			= bl_read_pagelist,
 	.write_pagelist			= bl_write_pagelist,
diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.h b/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
index 8d507c361d98..29a19814e538 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
@@ -524,8 +524,10 @@ static inline int pnfs_return_layout(struct inode *ino)
 	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(ino);
 	struct nfs_server *nfss = NFS_SERVER(ino);
 
-	if (pnfs_enabled_sb(nfss) && nfsi->layout)
+	if (pnfs_enabled_sb(nfss) && nfsi->layout) {
+		set_bit(NFS_LAYOUT_RETURN_REQUESTED, &nfsi->layout->plh_flags);
 		return _pnfs_return_layout(ino);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }