diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c b/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
index a4fafcbc6ea..213dea8b283 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
@@ -436,7 +436,6 @@ static void svc_sock_setbufsize(struct socket *sock, unsigned int snd,
 	lock_sock(sock->sk);
 	sock->sk->sk_sndbuf = snd * 2;
 	sock->sk->sk_rcvbuf = rcv * 2;
-	sock->sk->sk_userlocks |= SOCK_SNDBUF_LOCK|SOCK_RCVBUF_LOCK;
 	sock->sk->sk_write_space(sock->sk);
 	release_sock(sock->sk);
 #endif
@@ -973,23 +972,6 @@ static int svc_tcp_recv_record(struct svc_sock *svsk, struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 	unsigned int want;
 	int len;
 
-	if (test_and_clear_bit(XPT_CHNGBUF, &svsk->sk_xprt.xpt_flags))
-		/* sndbuf needs to have room for one request
-		 * per thread, otherwise we can stall even when the
-		 * network isn't a bottleneck.
-		 *
-		 * We count all threads rather than threads in a
-		 * particular pool, which provides an upper bound
-		 * on the number of threads which will access the socket.
-		 *
-		 * rcvbuf just needs to be able to hold a few requests.
-		 * Normally they will be removed from the queue
-		 * as soon a a complete request arrives.
-		 */
-		svc_sock_setbufsize(svsk->sk_sock,
-				    (serv->sv_nrthreads+3) * serv->sv_max_mesg,
-				    3 * serv->sv_max_mesg);
-
 	clear_bit(XPT_DATA, &svsk->sk_xprt.xpt_flags);
 
 	if (svsk->sk_tcplen < sizeof(rpc_fraghdr)) {
@@ -1367,15 +1349,6 @@ static void svc_tcp_init(struct svc_sock *svsk, struct svc_serv *serv)
 
 		tcp_sk(sk)->nonagle |= TCP_NAGLE_OFF;
 
-		/* initialise setting must have enough space to
-		 * receive and respond to one request.
-		 * svc_tcp_recvfrom will re-adjust if necessary
-		 */
-		svc_sock_setbufsize(svsk->sk_sock,
-				    3 * svsk->sk_xprt.xpt_server->sv_max_mesg,
-				    3 * svsk->sk_xprt.xpt_server->sv_max_mesg);
-
-		set_bit(XPT_CHNGBUF, &svsk->sk_xprt.xpt_flags);
 		set_bit(XPT_DATA, &svsk->sk_xprt.xpt_flags);
 		if (sk->sk_state != TCP_ESTABLISHED)
 			set_bit(XPT_CLOSE, &svsk->sk_xprt.xpt_flags);
@@ -1439,8 +1412,14 @@ static struct svc_sock *svc_setup_socket(struct svc_serv *serv,
 	/* Initialize the socket */
 	if (sock->type == SOCK_DGRAM)
 		svc_udp_init(svsk, serv);
-	else
+	else {
+		/* initialise setting must have enough space to
+		 * receive and respond to one request.
+		 */
+		svc_sock_setbufsize(svsk->sk_sock, 4 * serv->sv_max_mesg,
+					4 * serv->sv_max_mesg);
 		svc_tcp_init(svsk, serv);
+	}
 
 	dprintk("svc: svc_setup_socket created %p (inet %p)\n",
 				svsk, svsk->sk_sk);