diff --git a/fs/lockd/host.c b/fs/lockd/host.c
index 1bf384307d15..a1423c66df04 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/host.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/host.c
@@ -462,7 +462,11 @@ __nsm_find(const struct sockaddr_in *sin,
 	list_for_each(pos, &nsm_handles) {
 		nsm = list_entry(pos, struct nsm_handle, sm_link);
 
-		if (!nlm_cmp_addr(&nsm->sm_addr, sin))
+		if (hostname && nsm_use_hostnames) {
+			if (strlen(nsm->sm_name) != hostname_len
+			 || memcmp(nsm->sm_name, hostname, hostname_len))
+				continue;
+		} else if (!nlm_cmp_addr(&nsm->sm_addr, sin))
 			continue;
 		atomic_inc(&nsm->sm_count);
 		goto out;
diff --git a/fs/lockd/mon.c b/fs/lockd/mon.c
index 626b6c116a6d..709cf7c80545 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/mon.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/mon.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ nsm_mon_unmon(struct nsm_handle *nsm, u32 proc, struct nsm_res *res)
 	}
 
 	memset(&args, 0, sizeof(args));
+	args.mon_name = nsm->sm_name;
 	args.addr = nsm->sm_addr.sin_addr.s_addr;
 	args.prog = NLM_PROGRAM;
 	args.vers = 3;
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ nsm_create(void)
 static u32 *
 xdr_encode_common(struct rpc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, struct nsm_args *argp)
 {
-	char	buffer[20];
+	char	buffer[20], *name;
 
 	/*
 	 * Use the dotted-quad IP address of the remote host as
@@ -158,8 +159,13 @@ xdr_encode_common(struct rpc_rqst *rqstp, u32 *p, struct nsm_args *argp)
 	 * hostname first for whatever remote hostname it receives,
 	 * so this works alright.
 	 */
-	sprintf(buffer, "%u.%u.%u.%u", NIPQUAD(argp->addr));
-	if (!(p = xdr_encode_string(p, buffer))
+	if (nsm_use_hostnames) {
+		name = argp->mon_name;
+	} else {
+		sprintf(buffer, "%u.%u.%u.%u", NIPQUAD(argp->addr));
+		name = buffer;
+	}
+	if (!(p = xdr_encode_string(p, name))
 	 || !(p = xdr_encode_string(p, utsname()->nodename)))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
 	*p++ = htonl(argp->prog);
diff --git a/fs/lockd/svc.c b/fs/lockd/svc.c
index 3cc369e5693f..a3b7602cd383 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/svc.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/svc.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(lockd_exit);
 static unsigned long		nlm_grace_period;
 static unsigned long		nlm_timeout = LOCKD_DFLT_TIMEO;
 static int			nlm_udpport, nlm_tcpport;
+int				nsm_use_hostnames = 0;
 
 /*
  * Constants needed for the sysctl interface.
@@ -395,6 +396,14 @@ static ctl_table nlm_sysctls[] = {
 		.extra1		= (int *) &nlm_port_min,
 		.extra2		= (int *) &nlm_port_max,
 	},
+	{
+		.ctl_name	= CTL_UNNUMBERED,
+		.procname	= "nsm_use_hostnames",
+		.data		= &nsm_use_hostnames,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
+		.mode		= 0644,
+		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec,
+	},
 	{ .ctl_name = 0 }
 };
 
@@ -483,6 +492,7 @@ module_param_call(nlm_udpport, param_set_port, param_get_int,
 		  &nlm_udpport, 0644);
 module_param_call(nlm_tcpport, param_set_port, param_get_int,
 		  &nlm_tcpport, 0644);
+module_param(nsm_use_hostnames, bool, 0644);
 
 /*
  * Initialising and terminating the module.
diff --git a/include/linux/lockd/lockd.h b/include/linux/lockd/lockd.h
index 1fcf936d75b9..7be7aeaeee58 100644
--- a/include/linux/lockd/lockd.h
+++ b/include/linux/lockd/lockd.h
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ extern struct svc_procedure	nlmsvc_procedures4[];
 #endif
 extern int			nlmsvc_grace_period;
 extern unsigned long		nlmsvc_timeout;
+extern int			nsm_use_hostnames;
 
 /*
  * Lockd client functions
diff --git a/include/linux/lockd/sm_inter.h b/include/linux/lockd/sm_inter.h
index d93b074668ce..daef509bb9b3 100644
--- a/include/linux/lockd/sm_inter.h
+++ b/include/linux/lockd/sm_inter.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ struct nsm_args {
 	u32		prog;		/* RPC callback info */
 	u32		vers;
 	u32		proc;
+
+	char *		mon_name;
 };
 
 /*