diff --git a/modules/services/network-filesystems/nfs-kernel.nix b/modules/services/network-filesystems/nfs-kernel.nix
index e9c42237e0d..de41015c82d 100644
--- a/modules/services/network-filesystems/nfs-kernel.nix
+++ b/modules/services/network-filesystems/nfs-kernel.nix
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ in
 
             description = "Kernel NFS server - Network Status Monitor";
 
-            startOn = "${if cfg.server.enable then "starting nfs-kernel-nfsd and " else ""} started portmap";
+            startOn = "started portmap" + optionalString cfg.server.enable " and starting nfs-kernel-nfsd";
             stopOn = "never";
 
             preStart =
@@ -174,21 +174,9 @@ in
             daemonType = "fork";
 
             exec = "${pkgs.nfsUtils}/sbin/rpc.statd --no-notify";
-          };
-        }
-      
-      // optionalAttrs (cfg.client.enable || cfg.server.enable)
-        { nfs_kernel_sm_notify = 
-          { name = "nfs-kernel-sm-notify";
 
-            description = "Kernel NFS server - Reboot notification";
-
-            startOn = "started nfs-kernel-statd"
-              + (if cfg.client.enable then " and starting mountall" else "");
-
-            task = true;
-
-            exec = "${pkgs.nfsUtils}/sbin/sm-notify -d";
+            postStart = optionalString cfg.client.enable
+              "${pkgs.nfsUtils}/sbin/sm-notify -d";
           };
         };
       
diff --git a/modules/tasks/filesystems.nix b/modules/tasks/filesystems.nix
index 7d53824d050..22df9dd2a32 100644
--- a/modules/tasks/filesystems.nix
+++ b/modules/tasks/filesystems.nix
@@ -155,7 +155,13 @@ in
       };
 
     jobs.mountall =
-      { startOn = "started udev";
+      { startOn = "started udev"
+          # !!! The `started nfs-kernel-statd' condition shouldn't be
+          # here.  The `nfs-kernel-statd' job should have a `starting
+          # mountall' condition.  However, that doesn't work if
+          # `mountall' is restarted due to an apparent bug in Upstart:
+          # `mountall' hangs forever in the `start/starting' state.
+          + optionalString config.services.nfsKernel.client.enable " and started nfs-kernel-statd";
 
         task = true;