diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifs_dfs_ref.c b/fs/cifs/cifs_dfs_ref.c
index f53f41f..95024c0 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifs_dfs_ref.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifs_dfs_ref.c
@@ -25,14 +25,26 @@
 
 static LIST_HEAD(cifs_dfs_automount_list);
 
-/*
- * DFS functions
-*/
+static void cifs_dfs_expire_automounts(struct work_struct *work);
+static DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(cifs_dfs_automount_task,
+			    cifs_dfs_expire_automounts);
+static int cifs_dfs_mountpoint_expiry_timeout = 500 * HZ;
 
-void dfs_shrink_umount_helper(struct vfsmount *vfsmnt)
+static void cifs_dfs_expire_automounts(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	mark_mounts_for_expiry(&cifs_dfs_automount_list);
-	mark_mounts_for_expiry(&cifs_dfs_automount_list);
+	struct list_head *list = &cifs_dfs_automount_list;
+
+	mark_mounts_for_expiry(list);
+	if (!list_empty(list))
+		schedule_delayed_work(&cifs_dfs_automount_task,
+				      cifs_dfs_mountpoint_expiry_timeout);
+}
+
+void cifs_dfs_release_automount_timer(void)
+{
+	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&cifs_dfs_automount_list));
+	cancel_delayed_work(&cifs_dfs_automount_task);
+	flush_scheduled_work();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -261,10 +273,11 @@
 	err = do_add_mount(newmnt, nd, nd->path.mnt->mnt_flags, mntlist);
 	switch (err) {
 	case 0:
-		dput(nd->path.dentry);
-		mntput(nd->path.mnt);
+		path_put(&nd->path);
 		nd->path.mnt = newmnt;
 		nd->path.dentry = dget(newmnt->mnt_root);
+		schedule_delayed_work(&cifs_dfs_automount_task,
+				      cifs_dfs_mountpoint_expiry_timeout);
 		break;
 	case -EBUSY:
 		/* someone else made a mount here whilst we were busy */
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index a04b17e..dbb2cd6 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -471,8 +471,6 @@
 	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb;
 	struct cifsTconInfo *tcon;
 
-	dfs_shrink_umount_helper(vfsmnt);
-
 	if (!(flags & MNT_FORCE))
 		return;
 	cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(vfsmnt->mnt_sb);
@@ -1100,6 +1098,7 @@
 	cFYI(DBG2, ("exit_cifs"));
 	cifs_proc_clean();
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL
+	cifs_dfs_release_automount_timer();
 	unregister_key_type(&key_type_dns_resolver);
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_UPCALL
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
index 0c83da4..50f9fda 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
@@ -104,13 +104,7 @@
 extern int cifs_mount(struct super_block *, struct cifs_sb_info *, char *,
 			const char *);
 extern int cifs_umount(struct super_block *, struct cifs_sb_info *);
-#ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_DFS_UPCALL
-extern void dfs_shrink_umount_helper(struct vfsmount *vfsmnt);
-#else
-static inline void dfs_shrink_umount_helper(struct vfsmount *vfsmnt)
-{
-}
-#endif /* DFS_UPCALL */
+extern void cifs_dfs_release_automount_timer(void);
 void cifs_proc_init(void);
 void cifs_proc_clean(void);