diff --git a/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_freelance.c b/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_freelance.c
index 336cb5e147..7b3fac360f 100644
--- a/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_freelance.c
+++ b/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_freelance.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void cm_FreelanceChangeNotifier(void * parmp) {
                 hFreelanceChangeEvent = 0;         
                 return;                            
             }                                      
-            cm_noteLocalMountPointChange();
+            cm_noteLocalMountPointChange(FALSE);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void cm_FreelanceSymlinkChangeNotifier(void * parmp) {
                 hFreelanceSymlinkChangeEvent = 0;         
                 return;                            
             }                                      
-            cm_noteLocalMountPointChange();
+            cm_noteLocalMountPointChange(FALSE);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -358,11 +358,13 @@ int cm_FakeRootFid(cm_fid_t *fidp)
   
 /* called directly from ioctl */
 /* called while not holding freelance lock */
-int cm_noteLocalMountPointChange(void) {
-    lock_ObtainMutex(&cm_Freelance_Lock);
+int cm_noteLocalMountPointChange(afs_int32 locked) {
+    if (!locked)
+        lock_ObtainMutex(&cm_Freelance_Lock);
     cm_data.fakeDirVersion++;
     cm_localMountPointChangeFlag = 1;
-    lock_ReleaseMutex(&cm_Freelance_Lock);
+    if (!locked)
+        lock_ReleaseMutex(&cm_Freelance_Lock);
     return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_freelance.h b/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_freelance.h
index 3b01684087..9a98064114 100644
--- a/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_freelance.h
+++ b/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_freelance.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ extern int cm_getLocalMountPointChange();
 extern int cm_reInitLocalMountPoints();
 extern void cm_InitFreelance();
 extern void cm_FreelanceShutdown(void);
-extern int cm_noteLocalMountPointChange(void);
+extern int cm_noteLocalMountPointChange(afs_int32 locked);
 extern long cm_FreelanceRemoveMount(char *toremove);
 extern long cm_FreelanceAddMount(char *filename, char *cellname, char *volume, int rw, cm_fid_t *fidp);
 extern long cm_FreelanceRemoveSymlink(char *toremove);
diff --git a/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_ioctl.c b/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_ioctl.c
index 7e3fb98d88..977d3d6f1b 100644
--- a/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_ioctl.c
+++ b/src/WINNT/afsd/cm_ioctl.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ cm_FlushFile(cm_scache_t *scp, cm_user_t *userp, cm_req_t *reqp)
 
 #ifdef AFS_FREELANCE_CLIENT
     if ( scp->fid.cell == AFS_FAKE_ROOT_CELL_ID && scp->fid.volume == AFS_FAKE_ROOT_VOL_ID ) {
-	cm_noteLocalMountPointChange();
+	cm_noteLocalMountPointChange(FALSE);
 	return 0;
     }
 #endif
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ cm_FlushVolume(cm_user_t *userp, cm_req_t *reqp, afs_uint32 cell, afs_uint32 vol
 
 #ifdef AFS_FREELANCE_CLIENT
     if ( cell == AFS_FAKE_ROOT_CELL_ID && volume == AFS_FAKE_ROOT_VOL_ID ) {
-	cm_noteLocalMountPointChange();
+	cm_noteLocalMountPointChange(FALSE);
 	return 0;
     }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/WINNT/afsd/smb.c b/src/WINNT/afsd/smb.c
index 8a86680365..4130752bca 100644
--- a/src/WINNT/afsd/smb.c
+++ b/src/WINNT/afsd/smb.c
@@ -4075,7 +4075,7 @@ void smb_Daemon(void *parmp)
 
 #ifdef AFS_FREELANCE
             if ( smb_localZero != old_localZero )
-                cm_noteLocalMountPointChange();
+                cm_noteLocalMountPointChange(FALSE);
 #endif
 
 	    smb_CheckVCs();
@@ -10661,7 +10661,7 @@ void smb_Init(osi_log_t *logp, int useV3,
 
 #ifdef AFS_FREELANCE_CLIENT
     /* Make sure the root.afs volume has the correct time */
-    cm_noteLocalMountPointChange();
+    cm_noteLocalMountPointChange(FALSE);
 #endif
 
     /* initialize the remote debugging log */