diff --git a/fs/nfs/super.c b/fs/nfs/super.c
index 9723b6c53397..ae5c5e39afa0 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/super.c
@@ -885,7 +885,15 @@ static int nfs_request_mount(struct fs_context *fc,
 	 * Now ask the mount server to map our export path
 	 * to a file handle.
 	 */
-	status = nfs_mount(&request, ctx->timeo, ctx->retrans);
+	if ((request.protocol == XPRT_TRANSPORT_UDP) ==
+	    !(ctx->flags & NFS_MOUNT_TCP))
+		/*
+		 * NFS protocol and mount protocol are both UDP or neither UDP
+		 * so timeouts are compatible.  Use NFS timeouts for MOUNT
+		 */
+		status = nfs_mount(&request, ctx->timeo, ctx->retrans);
+	else
+		status = nfs_mount(&request, NFS_UNSPEC_TIMEO, NFS_UNSPEC_RETRANS);
 	if (status != 0) {
 		dfprintk(MOUNT, "NFS: unable to mount server %s, error %d\n",
 				request.hostname, status);