diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c
index 71108da2e54e..9187755661df 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c
@@ -333,4 +333,5 @@ struct svc_version	nfsd_acl_version2 = {
 		.vs_proc	= nfsd_acl_procedures2,
 		.vs_dispatch	= nfsd_dispatch,
 		.vs_xdrsize	= NFS3_SVC_XDRSIZE,
+		.vs_hidden	= 1,
 };
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c
index f813b054f4a1..d4bdc00c1169 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c
@@ -263,5 +263,6 @@ struct svc_version	nfsd_acl_version3 = {
 		.vs_proc	= nfsd_acl_procedures3,
 		.vs_dispatch	= nfsd_dispatch,
 		.vs_xdrsize	= NFS3_SVC_XDRSIZE,
+		.vs_hidden	= 1,
 };
 
diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h
index 74e52c245da4..d6288e89fd9d 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ struct svc_version {
 	struct svc_procedure *	vs_proc;	/* per-procedure info */
 	u32			vs_xdrsize;	/* xdrsize needed for this version */
 
+	unsigned int		vs_hidden : 1;	/* Don't register with portmapper.
+						 * Only used for nfsacl so far. */
+
 	/* Override dispatch function (e.g. when caching replies).
 	 * A return value of 0 means drop the request. 
 	 * vs_dispatch == NULL means use default dispatcher.
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc.c b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
index b252401c8601..550441d13a08 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svc.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
@@ -644,23 +644,32 @@ svc_register(struct svc_serv *serv, int proto, unsigned short port)
 	unsigned long		flags;
 	int			i, error = 0, dummy;
 
-	progp = serv->sv_program;
-
-	dprintk("RPC: svc_register(%s, %s, %d)\n",
-		progp->pg_name, proto == IPPROTO_UDP? "udp" : "tcp", port);
-
 	if (!port)
 		clear_thread_flag(TIF_SIGPENDING);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < progp->pg_nvers; i++) {
-		if (progp->pg_vers[i] == NULL)
-			continue;
-		error = rpc_register(progp->pg_prog, i, proto, port, &dummy);
-		if (error < 0)
-			break;
-		if (port && !dummy) {
-			error = -EACCES;
-			break;
+	for (progp = serv->sv_program; progp; progp = progp->pg_next) {
+		for (i = 0; i < progp->pg_nvers; i++) {
+			if (progp->pg_vers[i] == NULL)
+				continue;
+
+			dprintk("RPC: svc_register(%s, %s, %d, %d)%s\n",
+					progp->pg_name,
+					proto == IPPROTO_UDP?  "udp" : "tcp",
+					port,
+					i,
+					progp->pg_vers[i]->vs_hidden?
+						" (but not telling portmap)" : "");
+
+			if (progp->pg_vers[i]->vs_hidden)
+				continue;
+
+			error = rpc_register(progp->pg_prog, i, proto, port, &dummy);
+			if (error < 0)
+				break;
+			if (port && !dummy) {
+				error = -EACCES;
+				break;
+			}
 		}
 	}