diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index 2b98286376d40..b8712b835b105 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ pnfs_layout_stateid_blocked(const struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo,
 {
 	u32 seqid = be32_to_cpu(stateid->seqid);
 
-	return !pnfs_seqid_is_newer(seqid, lo->plh_barrier);
+	return !pnfs_seqid_is_newer(seqid, lo->plh_barrier) && lo->plh_barrier;
 }
 
 /* lget is set to 1 if called from inside send_layoutget call chain */
@@ -1913,6 +1913,11 @@ static void nfs_layoutget_end(struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo)
 		wake_up_var(&lo->plh_outstanding);
 }
 
+static bool pnfs_is_first_layoutget(struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo)
+{
+	return test_bit(NFS_LAYOUT_FIRST_LAYOUTGET, &lo->plh_flags);
+}
+
 static void pnfs_clear_first_layoutget(struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo)
 {
 	unsigned long *bitlock = &lo->plh_flags;
@@ -2387,17 +2392,17 @@ pnfs_layout_process(struct nfs4_layoutget *lgp)
 		goto out_forget;
 	}
 
-	if (!pnfs_layout_is_valid(lo)) {
-		/* We have a completely new layout */
-		pnfs_set_layout_stateid(lo, &res->stateid, lgp->cred, true);
-	} else if (nfs4_stateid_match_other(&lo->plh_stateid, &res->stateid)) {
+	if (nfs4_stateid_match_other(&lo->plh_stateid, &res->stateid)) {
 		/* existing state ID, make sure the sequence number matches. */
 		if (pnfs_layout_stateid_blocked(lo, &res->stateid)) {
+			if (!pnfs_layout_is_valid(lo) &&
+			    pnfs_is_first_layoutget(lo))
+				lo->plh_barrier = 0;
 			dprintk("%s forget reply due to sequence\n", __func__);
 			goto out_forget;
 		}
 		pnfs_set_layout_stateid(lo, &res->stateid, lgp->cred, false);
-	} else {
+	} else if (pnfs_layout_is_valid(lo)) {
 		/*
 		 * We got an entirely new state ID.  Mark all segments for the
 		 * inode invalid, and retry the layoutget
@@ -2410,6 +2415,11 @@ pnfs_layout_process(struct nfs4_layoutget *lgp)
 		pnfs_mark_matching_lsegs_return(lo, &lo->plh_return_segs,
 						&range, 0);
 		goto out_forget;
+	} else {
+		/* We have a completely new layout */
+		if (!pnfs_is_first_layoutget(lo))
+			goto out_forget;
+		pnfs_set_layout_stateid(lo, &res->stateid, lgp->cred, true);
 	}
 
 	pnfs_get_lseg(lseg);