diff --git a/fs/nfs/pagelist.c b/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
index 015fb7b48dfe..18ee4e99347e 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
@@ -395,6 +395,8 @@ static void nfs_free_request(struct nfs_page *req)
 
 	/* extra debug: make sure no sync bits are still set */
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(test_bit(PG_TEARDOWN, &req->wb_flags));
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(test_bit(PG_UNLOCKPAGE, &req->wb_flags));
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(test_bit(PG_UPTODATE, &req->wb_flags));
 
 	/* Release struct file and open context */
 	nfs_clear_request(req);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/read.c b/fs/nfs/read.c
index 902ba2c63d05..53d5b83611ce 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/read.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/read.c
@@ -105,10 +105,16 @@ static void nfs_readpage_release(struct nfs_page *req)
 {
 	struct inode *d_inode = req->wb_context->dentry->d_inode;
 
-	if (PageUptodate(req->wb_page))
-		nfs_readpage_to_fscache(d_inode, req->wb_page, 0);
+	dprintk("NFS: read done (%s/%llu %d@%lld)\n", d_inode->i_sb->s_id,
+		(unsigned long long)NFS_FILEID(d_inode), req->wb_bytes,
+		(long long)req_offset(req));
 
-	unlock_page(req->wb_page);
+	if (nfs_page_group_sync_on_bit(req, PG_UNLOCKPAGE)) {
+		if (PageUptodate(req->wb_page))
+			nfs_readpage_to_fscache(d_inode, req->wb_page, 0);
+
+		unlock_page(req->wb_page);
+	}
 
 	dprintk("NFS: read done (%s/%Lu %d@%Ld)\n",
 			req->wb_context->dentry->d_inode->i_sb->s_id,
@@ -118,6 +124,12 @@ static void nfs_readpage_release(struct nfs_page *req)
 	nfs_release_request(req);
 }
 
+static void nfs_page_group_set_uptodate(struct nfs_page *req)
+{
+	if (nfs_page_group_sync_on_bit(req, PG_UPTODATE))
+		SetPageUptodate(req->wb_page);
+}
+
 /* Note io was page aligned */
 static void nfs_read_completion(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr)
 {
@@ -140,9 +152,9 @@ static void nfs_read_completion(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr)
 		bytes += req->wb_bytes;
 		if (test_bit(NFS_IOHDR_ERROR, &hdr->flags)) {
 			if (bytes <= hdr->good_bytes)
-				SetPageUptodate(page);
+				nfs_page_group_set_uptodate(req);
 		} else
-			SetPageUptodate(page);
+			nfs_page_group_set_uptodate(req);
 		nfs_list_remove_request(req);
 		nfs_readpage_release(req);
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_page.h b/include/linux/nfs_page.h
index 986c0c279d0e..6385175a127b 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_page.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_page.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ enum {
 	PG_INODE_REF,		/* extra ref held by inode (head req only) */
 	PG_HEADLOCK,		/* page group lock of wb_head */
 	PG_TEARDOWN,		/* page group sync for destroy */
+	PG_UNLOCKPAGE,		/* page group sync bit in read path */
+	PG_UPTODATE,		/* page group sync bit in read path */
 };
 
 struct nfs_inode;