diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_file.c b/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
index d384a8b77ee8..aa5ecf479a57 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static int v9fs_file_do_lock(struct file *filp, int cmd, struct file_lock *fl)
 	else
 		flock.length = fl->fl_end - fl->fl_start + 1;
 	flock.proc_id = fl->fl_pid;
-	flock.client_id = utsname()->nodename;
+	flock.client_id = fid->clnt->name;
 	if (IS_SETLKW(cmd))
 		flock.flags = P9_LOCK_FLAGS_BLOCK;
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static int v9fs_file_getlock(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *fl)
 	else
 		glock.length = fl->fl_end - fl->fl_start + 1;
 	glock.proc_id = fl->fl_pid;
-	glock.client_id = utsname()->nodename;
+	glock.client_id = fid->clnt->name;
 
 	res = p9_client_getlock_dotl(fid, &glock);
 	if (res < 0)
diff --git a/include/net/9p/client.h b/include/net/9p/client.h
index 4c7c01a73911..c38a005bd0cf 100644
--- a/include/net/9p/client.h
+++ b/include/net/9p/client.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #ifndef NET_9P_CLIENT_H
 #define NET_9P_CLIENT_H
 
+#include <linux/utsname.h>
+
 /* Number of requests per row */
 #define P9_ROW_MAXTAG 255
 
@@ -134,6 +136,7 @@ struct p9_req_t {
  * @tagpool - transaction id accounting for session
  * @reqs - 2D array of requests
  * @max_tag - current maximum tag id allocated
+ * @name - node name used as client id
  *
  * The client structure is used to keep track of various per-client
  * state that has been instantiated.
@@ -164,6 +167,8 @@ struct p9_client {
 	struct p9_idpool *tagpool;
 	struct p9_req_t *reqs[P9_ROW_MAXTAG];
 	int max_tag;
+
+	char name[__NEW_UTS_LEN + 1];
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/9p/client.c b/net/9p/client.c
index 8b93cae2d11d..0e49b288e574 100644
--- a/net/9p/client.c
+++ b/net/9p/client.c
@@ -992,6 +992,7 @@ struct p9_client *p9_client_create(const char *dev_name, char *options)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct p9_client *clnt;
+	char *client_id;
 
 	err = 0;
 	clnt = kmalloc(sizeof(struct p9_client), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1000,6 +1001,10 @@ struct p9_client *p9_client_create(const char *dev_name, char *options)
 
 	clnt->trans_mod = NULL;
 	clnt->trans = NULL;
+
+	client_id = utsname()->nodename;
+	memcpy(clnt->name, client_id, strlen(client_id) + 1);
+
 	spin_lock_init(&clnt->lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&clnt->fidlist);