diff --git a/fs/nfsd/netns.h b/fs/nfsd/netns.h
index ceb413f8fff3..df4ba4b8b540 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/netns.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/netns.h
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ struct nfsd_net {
 	bool grace_ended;
 	time_t boot_time;
 
+	/* internal mount of the "nfsd" pseudofilesystem: */
+	struct vfsmount *nfsd_mnt;
+
 	/*
 	 * reclaim_str_hashtbl[] holds known client info from previous reset/reboot
 	 * used in reboot/reset lease grace period processing
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index 304a95e4ea60..25910a7d21cc 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -1232,6 +1232,7 @@ unsigned int nfsd_net_id;
 static __net_init int nfsd_init_net(struct net *net)
 {
 	int retval;
+	struct vfsmount *mnt;
 	struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(net, nfsd_net_id);
 
 	retval = nfsd_export_init(net);
@@ -1255,8 +1256,17 @@ static __net_init int nfsd_init_net(struct net *net)
 
 	atomic_set(&nn->ntf_refcnt, 0);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&nn->ntf_wq);
+
+	mnt =  vfs_kern_mount(&nfsd_fs_type, SB_KERNMOUNT, "nfsd", NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(mnt)) {
+		retval = PTR_ERR(mnt);
+		goto out_mount_err;
+	}
+	nn->nfsd_mnt = mnt;
 	return 0;
 
+out_mount_err:
+	nfsd_reply_cache_shutdown(nn);
 out_drc_error:
 	nfsd_idmap_shutdown(net);
 out_idmap_error:
@@ -1269,6 +1279,7 @@ static __net_exit void nfsd_exit_net(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct nfsd_net *nn = net_generic(net, nfsd_net_id);
 
+	mntput(nn->nfsd_mnt);
 	nfsd_reply_cache_shutdown(nn);
 	nfsd_idmap_shutdown(net);
 	nfsd_export_shutdown(net);