diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index 7ab4da342ab5..b9558e10c6c1 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ static void	call_decode(struct rpc_task *task);
 static void	call_bind(struct rpc_task *task);
 static void	call_bind_status(struct rpc_task *task);
 static void	call_transmit(struct rpc_task *task);
-#if defined(CONFIG_SUNRPC_BACKCHANNEL)
-static void	call_bc_transmit(struct rpc_task *task);
-#endif /* CONFIG_SUNRPC_BACKCHANNEL */
 static void	call_status(struct rpc_task *task);
 static void	call_transmit_status(struct rpc_task *task);
 static void	call_refresh(struct rpc_task *task);
@@ -1133,6 +1130,8 @@ rpc_call_async(struct rpc_clnt *clnt, const struct rpc_message *msg, int flags,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rpc_call_async);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SUNRPC_BACKCHANNEL)
+static void call_bc_encode(struct rpc_task *task);
+
 /**
  * rpc_run_bc_task - Allocate a new RPC task for backchannel use, then run
  * rpc_execute against it
@@ -1154,7 +1153,7 @@ struct rpc_task *rpc_run_bc_task(struct rpc_rqst *req)
 	task = rpc_new_task(&task_setup_data);
 	xprt_init_bc_request(req, task);
 
-	task->tk_action = call_bc_transmit;
+	task->tk_action = call_bc_encode;
 	atomic_inc(&task->tk_count);
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(atomic_read(&task->tk_count) != 2);
 	rpc_execute(task);
@@ -2085,33 +2084,40 @@ call_transmit_status(struct rpc_task *task)
 }
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SUNRPC_BACKCHANNEL)
+static void call_bc_transmit(struct rpc_task *task);
+static void call_bc_transmit_status(struct rpc_task *task);
+
+static void
+call_bc_encode(struct rpc_task *task)
+{
+	xprt_request_enqueue_transmit(task);
+	task->tk_action = call_bc_transmit;
+}
+
 /*
  * 5b.	Send the backchannel RPC reply.  On error, drop the reply.  In
  * addition, disconnect on connectivity errors.
  */
 static void
 call_bc_transmit(struct rpc_task *task)
+{
+	task->tk_action = call_bc_transmit_status;
+	if (test_bit(RPC_TASK_NEED_XMIT, &task->tk_runstate)) {
+		if (!xprt_prepare_transmit(task))
+			return;
+		task->tk_status = 0;
+		xprt_transmit(task);
+	}
+	xprt_end_transmit(task);
+}
+
+static void
+call_bc_transmit_status(struct rpc_task *task)
 {
 	struct rpc_rqst *req = task->tk_rqstp;
 
-	if (rpc_task_need_encode(task))
-		xprt_request_enqueue_transmit(task);
-	if (!test_bit(RPC_TASK_NEED_XMIT, &task->tk_runstate))
-		goto out_wakeup;
-
-	if (!xprt_prepare_transmit(task))
-		goto out_retry;
-
-	if (task->tk_status < 0) {
-		printk(KERN_NOTICE "RPC: Could not send backchannel reply "
-			"error: %d\n", task->tk_status);
-		goto out_done;
-	}
-
-	xprt_transmit(task);
-
-	xprt_end_transmit(task);
 	dprint_status(task);
+
 	switch (task->tk_status) {
 	case 0:
 		/* Success */
@@ -2125,8 +2131,14 @@ call_bc_transmit(struct rpc_task *task)
 	case -ENOTCONN:
 	case -EPIPE:
 		break;
+	case -ENOBUFS:
+		rpc_delay(task, HZ>>2);
+		/* fall through */
+	case -EBADSLT:
 	case -EAGAIN:
-		goto out_retry;
+		task->tk_status = 0;
+		task->tk_action = call_bc_transmit;
+		return;
 	case -ETIMEDOUT:
 		/*
 		 * Problem reaching the server.  Disconnect and let the
@@ -2145,18 +2157,11 @@ call_bc_transmit(struct rpc_task *task)
 		 * We were unable to reply and will have to drop the
 		 * request.  The server should reconnect and retransmit.
 		 */
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(task->tk_status == -EAGAIN);
 		printk(KERN_NOTICE "RPC: Could not send backchannel reply "
 			"error: %d\n", task->tk_status);
 		break;
 	}
-out_wakeup:
-	rpc_wake_up_queued_task(&req->rq_xprt->pending, task);
-out_done:
 	task->tk_action = rpc_exit_task;
-	return;
-out_retry:
-	task->tk_status = 0;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_SUNRPC_BACKCHANNEL */