diff --git a/sys/nfsclient/nfs.h b/sys/nfsclient/nfs.h
index da61175c4dd0..99b86f85d7a2 100644
--- a/sys/nfsclient/nfs.h
+++ b/sys/nfsclient/nfs.h
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ int	nfs_writerpc(struct vnode *, struct uio *, struct ucred *, int *,
 int	nfs_commit(struct vnode *vp, u_quad_t offset, int cnt,
 	    struct ucred *cred, struct thread *td);
 int	nfs_readdirrpc(struct vnode *, struct uio *, struct ucred *);
-int	nfs_nfsiodnew(int);
+void	nfs_nfsiodnew(void);
 void	nfs_nfsiodnew_tq(__unused void *, int);
 int	nfs_asyncio(struct nfsmount *, struct buf *, struct ucred *, struct thread *);
 int	nfs_doio(struct vnode *, struct buf *, struct ucred *, struct thread *);
diff --git a/sys/nfsclient/nfs_bio.c b/sys/nfsclient/nfs_bio.c
index 2f40bb2f9416..047df94c431f 100644
--- a/sys/nfsclient/nfs_bio.c
+++ b/sys/nfsclient/nfs_bio.c
@@ -1375,13 +1375,9 @@ nfs_asyncio(struct nfsmount *nmp, struct buf *bp, struct ucred *cred, struct thr
 	/*
 	 * Try to create one if none are free.
 	 */
-	if (!gotiod) {
-		iod = nfs_nfsiodnew(1);
-		if (iod != -1)
-			gotiod = TRUE;
-	}
-
-	if (gotiod) {
+	if (!gotiod)
+		nfs_nfsiodnew();
+	else {
 		/*
 		 * Found one, so wake it up and tell it which
 		 * mount to process.
@@ -1401,7 +1397,7 @@ nfs_asyncio(struct nfsmount *nmp, struct buf *bp, struct ucred *cred, struct thr
 	if (!gotiod) {
 		if (nmp->nm_bufqiods > 0) {
 			NFS_DPF(ASYNCIO,
-				("nfs_asyncio: %d iods are already processing mount %p\n",
+		("nfs_asyncio: %d iods are already processing mount %p\n",
 				 nmp->nm_bufqiods, nmp));
 			gotiod = TRUE;
 		}
@@ -1416,9 +1412,9 @@ nfs_asyncio(struct nfsmount *nmp, struct buf *bp, struct ucred *cred, struct thr
 		 * Ensure that the queue never grows too large.  We still want
 		 * to asynchronize so we block rather then return EIO.
 		 */
-		while (nmp->nm_bufqlen >= 2*nfs_numasync) {
+		while (nmp->nm_bufqlen >= 2 * nfs_numasync) {
 			NFS_DPF(ASYNCIO,
-				("nfs_asyncio: waiting for mount %p queue to drain\n", nmp));
+		("nfs_asyncio: waiting for mount %p queue to drain\n", nmp));
 			nmp->nm_bufqwant = TRUE;
  			error = nfs_msleep(td, &nmp->nm_bufq, &nfs_iod_mtx, 
 					   slpflag | PRIBIO,
@@ -1426,7 +1422,7 @@ nfs_asyncio(struct nfsmount *nmp, struct buf *bp, struct ucred *cred, struct thr
 			if (error) {
 				error2 = nfs_sigintr(nmp, td);
 				if (error2) {
-					mtx_unlock(&nfs_iod_mtx);					
+					mtx_unlock(&nfs_iod_mtx);
 					return (error2);
 				}
 				if (slpflag == NFS_PCATCH) {
@@ -1438,17 +1434,13 @@ nfs_asyncio(struct nfsmount *nmp, struct buf *bp, struct ucred *cred, struct thr
 			 * We might have lost our iod while sleeping,
 			 * so check and loop if nescessary.
 			 */
-			if (nmp->nm_bufqiods == 0) {
-				NFS_DPF(ASYNCIO,
-					("nfs_asyncio: no iods after mount %p queue was drained, looping\n", nmp));
-				goto again;
-			}
+			goto again;
 		}
 
 		/* We might have lost our nfsiod */
 		if (nmp->nm_bufqiods == 0) {
 			NFS_DPF(ASYNCIO,
-				("nfs_asyncio: no iods after mount %p queue was drained, looping\n", nmp));
+("nfs_asyncio: no iods after mount %p queue was drained, looping\n", nmp));
 			goto again;
 		}
 
diff --git a/sys/nfsclient/nfs_nfsiod.c b/sys/nfsclient/nfs_nfsiod.c
index 5e2fbcc13ad8..fcb987e57677 100644
--- a/sys/nfsclient/nfs_nfsiod.c
+++ b/sys/nfsclient/nfs_nfsiod.c
@@ -76,16 +76,6 @@ static MALLOC_DEFINE(M_NFSSVC, "nfsclient_srvsock", "Nfs server structure");
 
 static void	nfssvc_iod(void *);
 
-struct nfsiod_str {
-	STAILQ_ENTRY(nfsiod_str) ni_links;
-	int *ni_inst;
-	int ni_iod;
-	int ni_error;
-	int ni_done;
-};
-static STAILQ_HEAD(, nfsiod_str) nfsiodhead =
-    STAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(nfsiodhead);
-
 static int nfs_asyncdaemon[NFS_MAXASYNCDAEMON];
 
 SYSCTL_DECL(_vfs_nfs);
@@ -101,6 +91,8 @@ unsigned int nfs_iodmax = 20;
 /* Minimum number of nfsiod kthreads to keep as spares */
 static unsigned int nfs_iodmin = 0;
 
+static int nfs_nfsiodnew_sync(void);
+
 static int
 sysctl_iodmin(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
 {
@@ -124,7 +116,7 @@ sysctl_iodmin(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
 	 * than the new minimum, create some more.
 	 */
 	for (i = nfs_iodmin - nfs_numasync; i > 0; i--)
-		nfs_nfsiodnew(0);
+		nfs_nfsiodnew_sync();
 out:
 	mtx_unlock(&nfs_iod_mtx);	
 	return (0);
@@ -170,68 +162,55 @@ SYSCTL_PROC(_vfs_nfs, OID_AUTO, iodmax, CTLTYPE_UINT | CTLFLAG_RW, 0,
     sizeof (nfs_iodmax), sysctl_iodmax, "IU",
     "Max number of nfsiod kthreads");
 
+static int
+nfs_nfsiodnew_sync(void)
+{
+	int error, i;
+
+	mtx_assert(&nfs_iod_mtx, MA_OWNED);
+	for (i = 0; i < nfs_iodmax; i++) {
+		if (nfs_asyncdaemon[i] == 0) {
+			nfs_asyncdaemon[i] = 1;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	if (i == nfs_iodmax)
+		return (0);
+	mtx_unlock(&nfs_iod_mtx);
+	error = kproc_create(nfssvc_iod, nfs_asyncdaemon + i, NULL,
+	    RFHIGHPID, 0, "nfsiod %d", i);
+	mtx_lock(&nfs_iod_mtx);
+	if (error == 0) {
+		nfs_numasync++;
+		nfs_iodwant[i] = NFSIOD_AVAILABLE;
+	} else
+		nfs_asyncdaemon[i] = 0;
+	return (error);
+}
+
 void
 nfs_nfsiodnew_tq(__unused void *arg, int pending)
 {
-	struct nfsiod_str *nip;
 
 	mtx_lock(&nfs_iod_mtx);
-	while ((nip = STAILQ_FIRST(&nfsiodhead)) != NULL) {
-		STAILQ_REMOVE_HEAD(&nfsiodhead, ni_links);
-		mtx_unlock(&nfs_iod_mtx);
-		nip->ni_error = kproc_create(nfssvc_iod, nip->ni_inst, NULL,
-		    RFHIGHPID, 0, "nfsiod %d", nip->ni_iod);
-		nip->ni_done = 1;
-		mtx_lock(&nfs_iod_mtx);
-		wakeup(nip);
+	while (pending > 0) {
+		pending--;
+		nfs_nfsiodnew_sync();
 	}
 	mtx_unlock(&nfs_iod_mtx);
 }
 
-int
-nfs_nfsiodnew(int set_iodwant)
+void
+nfs_nfsiodnew(void)
 {
-	int error, i;
-	int newiod;
-	struct nfsiod_str *nip;
 
-	if (nfs_numasync >= nfs_iodmax)
-		return (-1);
-	newiod = -1;
-	for (i = 0; i < nfs_iodmax; i++)
-		if (nfs_asyncdaemon[i] == 0) {
-			nfs_asyncdaemon[i]++;
-			newiod = i;
-			break;
-		}
-	if (newiod == -1)
-		return (-1);
-	if (set_iodwant > 0)
-		nfs_iodwant[i] = NFSIOD_CREATED_FOR_NFS_ASYNCIO;
-	mtx_unlock(&nfs_iod_mtx);
-	nip = malloc(sizeof(*nip), M_TEMP, M_WAITOK | M_ZERO);
-	nip->ni_inst = nfs_asyncdaemon + i;
-	nip->ni_iod = newiod;
-	mtx_lock(&nfs_iod_mtx);
-	STAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&nfsiodhead, nip, ni_links);
+	mtx_assert(&nfs_iod_mtx, MA_OWNED);
 	taskqueue_enqueue(taskqueue_thread, &nfs_nfsiodnew_task);
-	while (!nip->ni_done)
-		mtx_sleep(nip, &nfs_iod_mtx, 0, "niwt", 0);
-	error = nip->ni_error;
-	free(nip, M_TEMP);
-	if (error) {
-		if (set_iodwant > 0)
-			nfs_iodwant[i] = NFSIOD_NOT_AVAILABLE;
-		return (-1);
-	}
-	nfs_numasync++;
-	return (newiod);
 }
 
 static void
 nfsiod_setup(void *dummy)
 {
-	int i;
 	int error;
 
 	TUNABLE_INT_FETCH("vfs.nfs.iodmin", &nfs_iodmin);
@@ -240,8 +219,8 @@ nfsiod_setup(void *dummy)
 	if (nfs_iodmin > NFS_MAXASYNCDAEMON)
 		nfs_iodmin = NFS_MAXASYNCDAEMON;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < nfs_iodmin; i++) {
-		error = nfs_nfsiodnew(0);
+	while (nfs_numasync < nfs_iodmin) {
+		error = nfs_nfsiodnew_sync();
 		if (error == -1)
 			panic("nfsiod_setup: nfs_nfsiodnew failed");
 	}
diff --git a/sys/nfsclient/nfsnode.h b/sys/nfsclient/nfsnode.h
index 52546891a06a..8e9e8f658144 100644
--- a/sys/nfsclient/nfsnode.h
+++ b/sys/nfsclient/nfsnode.h
@@ -165,16 +165,13 @@ struct nfsnode {
 #define NFS_TIMESPEC_COMPARE(T1, T2)	(((T1)->tv_sec != (T2)->tv_sec) || ((T1)->tv_nsec != (T2)->tv_nsec))
 
 /*
- * NFS iod threads can be in one of these three states once spawned.
+ * NFS iod threads can be in one of these two states once spawned.
  * NFSIOD_NOT_AVAILABLE - Cannot be assigned an I/O operation at this time.
  * NFSIOD_AVAILABLE - Available to be assigned an I/O operation.
- * NFSIOD_CREATED_FOR_NFS_ASYNCIO - Newly created for nfs_asyncio() and
- *	will be used by the thread that called nfs_asyncio().
  */
 enum nfsiod_state {
 	NFSIOD_NOT_AVAILABLE = 0,
 	NFSIOD_AVAILABLE = 1,
-	NFSIOD_CREATED_FOR_NFS_ASYNCIO = 2,
 };
 
 /*