diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4renewd.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4renewd.c
index 0156c01..d87f103 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4renewd.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4renewd.c
@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@
  * as an rpc_task, not a real kernel thread, so it always runs in rpciod's
  * context.  There is one renewd per nfs_server.
  *
- * TODO: If the send queue gets backlogged (e.g., if the server goes down),
- * we will keep filling the queue with periodic RENEW requests.  We need a
- * mechanism for ensuring that if renewd successfully sends off a request,
- * then it only wakes up when the request is finished.  Maybe use the
- * child task framework of the RPC layer?
  */
 
 #include <linux/mm.h>
@@ -63,7 +58,7 @@
 	struct nfs_client *clp =
 		container_of(work, struct nfs_client, cl_renewd.work);
 	struct rpc_cred *cred;
-	long lease, timeout;
+	long lease;
 	unsigned long last, now;
 
 	ops = nfs4_state_renewal_ops[clp->cl_minorversion];
@@ -75,7 +70,6 @@
 	lease = clp->cl_lease_time;
 	last = clp->cl_last_renewal;
 	now = jiffies;
-	timeout = (2 * lease) / 3 + (long)last - (long)now;
 	/* Are we close to a lease timeout? */
 	if (time_after(now, last + lease/3)) {
 		cred = ops->get_state_renewal_cred_locked(clp);
@@ -90,19 +84,15 @@
 			/* Queue an asynchronous RENEW. */
 			ops->sched_state_renewal(clp, cred);
 			put_rpccred(cred);
+			goto out_exp;
 		}
-		timeout = (2 * lease) / 3;
-		spin_lock(&clp->cl_lock);
-	} else
+	} else {
 		dprintk("%s: failed to call renewd. Reason: lease not expired \n",
 				__func__);
-	if (timeout < 5 * HZ)    /* safeguard */
-		timeout = 5 * HZ;
-	dprintk("%s: requeueing work. Lease period = %ld\n",
-			__func__, (timeout + HZ - 1) / HZ);
-	cancel_delayed_work(&clp->cl_renewd);
-	schedule_delayed_work(&clp->cl_renewd, timeout);
-	spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
+		spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
+	}
+	nfs4_schedule_state_renewal(clp);
+out_exp:
 	nfs_expire_unreferenced_delegations(clp);
 out:
 	dprintk("%s: done\n", __func__);