diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h
index 73e130a840ce..fdb6b317d974 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h
@@ -295,9 +295,12 @@ struct svc_rqst {
 	struct svc_cacherep *	rq_cacherep;	/* cache info */
 	struct task_struct	*rq_task;	/* service thread */
 	spinlock_t		rq_lock;	/* per-request lock */
+	struct net		*rq_bc_net;	/* pointer to backchannel's
+						 * net namespace
+						 */
 };
 
-#define SVC_NET(svc_rqst)	(svc_rqst->rq_xprt->xpt_net)
+#define SVC_NET(rqst) (rqst->rq_xprt ? rqst->rq_xprt->xpt_net : rqst->rq_bc_net)
 
 /*
  * Rigorous type checking on sockaddr type conversions
diff --git a/include/trace/events/sunrpc.h b/include/trace/events/sunrpc.h
index bbb08a3ef5cc..a2644c494a9c 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/sunrpc.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/sunrpc.h
@@ -582,7 +582,8 @@ TRACE_EVENT(svc_process,
 		__field(u32, vers)
 		__field(u32, proc)
 		__string(service, name)
-		__string(addr, rqst->rq_xprt->xpt_remotebuf)
+		__string(addr, rqst->rq_xprt ?
+			 rqst->rq_xprt->xpt_remotebuf : "(null)")
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
@@ -590,7 +591,8 @@ TRACE_EVENT(svc_process,
 		__entry->vers = rqst->rq_vers;
 		__entry->proc = rqst->rq_proc;
 		__assign_str(service, name);
-		__assign_str(addr, rqst->rq_xprt->xpt_remotebuf);
+		__assign_str(addr, rqst->rq_xprt ?
+			     rqst->rq_xprt->xpt_remotebuf : "(null)");
 	),
 
 	TP_printk("addr=%s xid=0x%08x service=%s vers=%u proc=%u",
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc.c b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
index d13e05f1a990..d65f8d35de87 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svc.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
@@ -1144,6 +1144,8 @@ void svc_printk(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, const char *fmt, ...)
 static __printf(2,3) void svc_printk(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, const char *fmt, ...) {}
 #endif
 
+extern void svc_tcp_prep_reply_hdr(struct svc_rqst *);
+
 /*
  * Common routine for processing the RPC request.
  */
@@ -1172,7 +1174,8 @@ svc_process_common(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct kvec *argv, struct kvec *resv)
 	clear_bit(RQ_DROPME, &rqstp->rq_flags);
 
 	/* Setup reply header */
-	rqstp->rq_xprt->xpt_ops->xpo_prep_reply_hdr(rqstp);
+	if (rqstp->rq_prot == IPPROTO_TCP)
+		svc_tcp_prep_reply_hdr(rqstp);
 
 	svc_putu32(resv, rqstp->rq_xid);
 
@@ -1244,7 +1247,7 @@ svc_process_common(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct kvec *argv, struct kvec *resv)
 	 * for lower versions. RPC_PROG_MISMATCH seems to be the closest
 	 * fit.
 	 */
-	if (versp->vs_need_cong_ctrl &&
+	if (versp->vs_need_cong_ctrl && rqstp->rq_xprt &&
 	    !test_bit(XPT_CONG_CTRL, &rqstp->rq_xprt->xpt_flags))
 		goto err_bad_vers;
 
@@ -1336,7 +1339,7 @@ svc_process_common(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct kvec *argv, struct kvec *resv)
 	return 0;
 
  close:
-	if (test_bit(XPT_TEMP, &rqstp->rq_xprt->xpt_flags))
+	if (rqstp->rq_xprt && test_bit(XPT_TEMP, &rqstp->rq_xprt->xpt_flags))
 		svc_close_xprt(rqstp->rq_xprt);
 	dprintk("svc: svc_process close\n");
 	return 0;
@@ -1459,10 +1462,10 @@ bc_svc_process(struct svc_serv *serv, struct rpc_rqst *req,
 	dprintk("svc: %s(%p)\n", __func__, req);
 
 	/* Build the svc_rqst used by the common processing routine */
-	rqstp->rq_xprt = serv->sv_bc_xprt;
 	rqstp->rq_xid = req->rq_xid;
 	rqstp->rq_prot = req->rq_xprt->prot;
 	rqstp->rq_server = serv;
+	rqstp->rq_bc_net = req->rq_xprt->xprt_net;
 
 	rqstp->rq_addrlen = sizeof(req->rq_xprt->addr);
 	memcpy(&rqstp->rq_addr, &req->rq_xprt->addr, rqstp->rq_addrlen);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
index 83ccd0221c98..6cf0fd37cbf0 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
@@ -469,10 +469,11 @@ out:
  */
 void svc_reserve(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, int space)
 {
+	struct svc_xprt *xprt = rqstp->rq_xprt;
+
 	space += rqstp->rq_res.head[0].iov_len;
 
-	if (space < rqstp->rq_reserved) {
-		struct svc_xprt *xprt = rqstp->rq_xprt;
+	if (xprt && space < rqstp->rq_reserved) {
 		atomic_sub((rqstp->rq_reserved - space), &xprt->xpt_reserved);
 		rqstp->rq_reserved = space;
 
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c b/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
index fc1c0d9ef57d..97a8282955a8 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ static int svc_tcp_sendto(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 /*
  * Setup response header. TCP has a 4B record length field.
  */
-static void svc_tcp_prep_reply_hdr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
+void svc_tcp_prep_reply_hdr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 {
 	struct kvec *resv = &rqstp->rq_res.head[0];