diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3client.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3client.c
index 674c012868b1..b0c8a39c2bbd 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3client.c
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ struct nfs_client *nfs3_set_ds_client(struct nfs_server *mds_srv,
 	cl_init.hostname = buf;
 
 	switch (ds_proto) {
+	case XPRT_TRANSPORT_RDMA:
 	case XPRT_TRANSPORT_TCP:
 	case XPRT_TRANSPORT_TCP_TLS:
 		if (mds_clp->cl_nconnect > 1)
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
index 11e3a285594c..84573df5cf5a 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
@@ -924,6 +924,7 @@ static int nfs4_set_client(struct nfs_server *server,
 	else
 		cl_init.max_connect = max_connect;
 	switch (proto) {
+	case XPRT_TRANSPORT_RDMA:
 	case XPRT_TRANSPORT_TCP:
 	case XPRT_TRANSPORT_TCP_TLS:
 		cl_init.nconnect = nconnect;
@@ -1000,6 +1001,7 @@ struct nfs_client *nfs4_set_ds_client(struct nfs_server *mds_srv,
 	cl_init.hostname = buf;
 
 	switch (ds_proto) {
+	case XPRT_TRANSPORT_RDMA:
 	case XPRT_TRANSPORT_TCP:
 	case XPRT_TRANSPORT_TCP_TLS:
 		if (mds_clp->cl_nconnect > 1) {