diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h
index c39a210..37881f1a 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@
 			      const struct rpc_message *msg, int flags);
 struct rpc_task *rpc_call_null(struct rpc_clnt *clnt, struct rpc_cred *cred,
 			       int flags);
+void		rpc_restart_call_prepare(struct rpc_task *);
 void		rpc_restart_call(struct rpc_task *);
 void		rpc_setbufsize(struct rpc_clnt *, unsigned int, unsigned int);
 size_t		rpc_max_payload(struct rpc_clnt *);
diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/sched.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/sched.h
index 64981a2..1773768 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/sched.h
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@
 int		rpc_init_mempool(void);
 void		rpc_destroy_mempool(void);
 extern struct workqueue_struct *rpciod_workqueue;
+void		rpc_prepare_task(struct rpc_task *task);
 
 static inline void rpc_exit(struct rpc_task *task, int status)
 {
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index 5abab09..d00e813 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -695,6 +695,19 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rpc_force_rebind);
 
 /*
+ * Restart an (async) RPC call from the call_prepare state.
+ * Usually called from within the exit handler.
+ */
+void
+rpc_restart_call_prepare(struct rpc_task *task)
+{
+	if (RPC_ASSASSINATED(task))
+		return;
+	task->tk_action = rpc_prepare_task;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rpc_restart_call_prepare);
+
+/*
  * Restart an (async) RPC call. Usually called from within the
  * exit handler.
  */
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/sched.c b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
index ff50a05..1102ce1 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/sched.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/sched.c
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@
 /*
  * Helper to call task->tk_ops->rpc_call_prepare
  */
-static void rpc_prepare_task(struct rpc_task *task)
+void rpc_prepare_task(struct rpc_task *task)
 {
 	task->tk_ops->rpc_call_prepare(task, task->tk_calldata);
 }