if (test_and_set_bit(NFS_LAYOUT_RETURN, &lo->plh_flags))
                return false;
        lo->plh_return_iomode = 0;
+       lo->plh_return_seq = 0;
        pnfs_get_layout_hdr(lo);
        clear_bit(NFS_LAYOUT_RETURN_REQUESTED, &lo->plh_flags);
        return true;
                bool send;
 
                nfs4_stateid_copy(&stateid, &lo->plh_stateid);
+               stateid.seqid = cpu_to_be32(lo->plh_return_seq);
                iomode = lo->plh_return_iomode;
                send = pnfs_prepare_layoutreturn(lo);
                spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 }
 
 static void
-pnfs_set_plh_return_iomode(struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo, enum pnfs_iomode iomode)
+pnfs_set_plh_return_info(struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo, enum pnfs_iomode iomode,
+                        u32 seq)
 {
        if (lo->plh_return_iomode == iomode)
                return;
                iomode = IOMODE_ANY;
        lo->plh_return_iomode = iomode;
        set_bit(NFS_LAYOUT_RETURN_REQUESTED, &lo->plh_flags);
+       if (!lo->plh_return_seq || pnfs_seqid_is_newer(seq, lo->plh_return_seq))
+               lo->plh_return_seq = seq;
 }
 
 /**
                                continue;
                        remaining++;
                        set_bit(NFS_LSEG_LAYOUTRETURN, &lseg->pls_flags);
-                       pnfs_set_plh_return_iomode(lo, return_range->iomode);
+                       pnfs_set_plh_return_info(lo, return_range->iomode, lseg->pls_seq);
                }
        return remaining;
 }
        bool return_now = false;
 
        spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
-       pnfs_set_plh_return_iomode(lo, range.iomode);
+       pnfs_set_plh_return_info(lo, range.iomode, lseg->pls_seq);
        /*
         * mark all matching lsegs so that we are sure to have no live
         * segments at hand when sending layoutreturn. See pnfs_put_lseg()