diff --git a/fs/nfs/callback.c b/fs/nfs/callback.c
index b8fb3a4ef64955..351be9205bf889 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/callback.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/callback.c
@@ -128,22 +128,24 @@ nfs41_callback_svc(void *vrqstp)
 		if (try_to_freeze())
 			continue;
 
-		prepare_to_wait(&serv->sv_cb_waitq, &wq, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+		prepare_to_wait(&serv->sv_cb_waitq, &wq, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 		spin_lock_bh(&serv->sv_cb_lock);
 		if (!list_empty(&serv->sv_cb_list)) {
 			req = list_first_entry(&serv->sv_cb_list,
 					struct rpc_rqst, rq_bc_list);
 			list_del(&req->rq_bc_list);
 			spin_unlock_bh(&serv->sv_cb_lock);
+			finish_wait(&serv->sv_cb_waitq, &wq);
 			dprintk("Invoking bc_svc_process()\n");
 			error = bc_svc_process(serv, req, rqstp);
 			dprintk("bc_svc_process() returned w/ error code= %d\n",
 				error);
 		} else {
 			spin_unlock_bh(&serv->sv_cb_lock);
-			schedule();
+			/* schedule_timeout to game the hung task watchdog */
+			schedule_timeout(60 * HZ);
+			finish_wait(&serv->sv_cb_waitq, &wq);
 		}
-		finish_wait(&serv->sv_cb_waitq, &wq);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }