diff --git a/fs/nfs/client.c b/fs/nfs/client.c
index fa6953e56a71..f6ec884398bd 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/client.c
@@ -660,6 +660,7 @@ static int nfs_init_server(struct nfs_server *server,
 		.net = data->net,
 		.timeparms = &timeparms,
 		.cred = server->cred,
+		.nconnect = data->nfs_server.nconnect,
 	};
 	struct nfs_client *clp;
 	int error;