diff --git a/fs/autofs4/waitq.c b/fs/autofs4/waitq.c
index 1ab24a6..5a40d36 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/waitq.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/waitq.c
@@ -210,17 +210,8 @@
 		wq->len = len;
 		wq->status = -EINTR; /* Status return if interrupted */
 		atomic_set(&wq->wait_ctr, 2);
+		atomic_set(&wq->notified, 1);
 		up(&sbi->wq_sem);
-
-		DPRINTK("new wait id = 0x%08lx, name = %.*s, nfy=%d",
-			(unsigned long) wq->wait_queue_token, wq->len, wq->name, notify);
-		/* autofs4_notify_daemon() may block */
-		if (notify != NFY_NONE) {
-			autofs4_notify_daemon(sbi,wq, 
-					notify == NFY_MOUNT ?
-						  autofs_ptype_missing :
-						  autofs_ptype_expire_multi);
-		}
 	} else {
 		atomic_inc(&wq->wait_ctr);
 		up(&sbi->wq_sem);
@@ -229,6 +220,17 @@
 			(unsigned long) wq->wait_queue_token, wq->len, wq->name, notify);
 	}
 
+	if (notify != NFY_NONE && atomic_dec_and_test(&wq->notified)) {
+		int type = (notify == NFY_MOUNT ?
+			autofs_ptype_missing : autofs_ptype_expire_multi);
+
+		DPRINTK(("new wait id = 0x%08lx, name = %.*s, nfy=%d\n",
+			(unsigned long) wq->wait_queue_token, wq->len, wq->name, notify));
+
+		/* autofs4_notify_daemon() may block */
+		autofs4_notify_daemon(sbi, wq, type);
+	}
+
 	/* wq->name is NULL if and only if the lock is already released */
 
 	if ( sbi->catatonic ) {