diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
index 6af4e6027227..93e2ffa5eae6 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, nfsd_file_cache_hits);
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, nfsd_file_acquisitions);
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, nfsd_file_allocations);
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, nfsd_file_releases);
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, nfsd_file_total_age);
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, nfsd_file_evictions);
@@ -215,6 +216,7 @@ nfsd_file_alloc(struct net *net, struct inode *inode, unsigned char need,
 	if (unlikely(!nf))
 		return NULL;
 
+	this_cpu_inc(nfsd_file_allocations);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nf->nf_lru);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nf->nf_gc);
 	nf->nf_birthtime = ktime_get();
@@ -911,6 +913,7 @@ nfsd_file_cache_shutdown(void)
 	for_each_possible_cpu(i) {
 		per_cpu(nfsd_file_cache_hits, i) = 0;
 		per_cpu(nfsd_file_acquisitions, i) = 0;
+		per_cpu(nfsd_file_allocations, i) = 0;
 		per_cpu(nfsd_file_releases, i) = 0;
 		per_cpu(nfsd_file_total_age, i) = 0;
 		per_cpu(nfsd_file_evictions, i) = 0;
@@ -1026,7 +1029,7 @@ nfsd_file_do_acquire(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	if (unlikely(nf)) {
 		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 		rcu_read_unlock();
-		nfsd_file_slab_free(&new->nf_rcu);
+		nfsd_file_free(new);
 		goto wait_for_construction;
 	}
 	nf = new;
@@ -1200,7 +1203,7 @@ nfsd_file_acquire_opened(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
  */
 int nfsd_file_cache_stats_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 {
-	unsigned long releases = 0, evictions = 0;
+	unsigned long allocations = 0, releases = 0, evictions = 0;
 	unsigned long hits = 0, acquisitions = 0;
 	unsigned int i, count = 0, buckets = 0;
 	unsigned long lru = 0, total_age = 0;
@@ -1225,6 +1228,7 @@ int nfsd_file_cache_stats_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 	for_each_possible_cpu(i) {
 		hits += per_cpu(nfsd_file_cache_hits, i);
 		acquisitions += per_cpu(nfsd_file_acquisitions, i);
+		allocations += per_cpu(nfsd_file_allocations, i);
 		releases += per_cpu(nfsd_file_releases, i);
 		total_age += per_cpu(nfsd_file_total_age, i);
 		evictions += per_cpu(nfsd_file_evictions, i);
@@ -1235,6 +1239,7 @@ int nfsd_file_cache_stats_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 	seq_printf(m, "lru entries:   %lu\n", lru);
 	seq_printf(m, "cache hits:    %lu\n", hits);
 	seq_printf(m, "acquisitions:  %lu\n", acquisitions);
+	seq_printf(m, "allocations:   %lu\n", allocations);
 	seq_printf(m, "releases:      %lu\n", releases);
 	seq_printf(m, "evictions:     %lu\n", evictions);
 	if (releases)