diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs42proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs42proc.c
index e34ade844737..6ed5a16dc511 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs42proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs42proc.c
@@ -391,6 +391,11 @@ ssize_t nfs42_proc_copy(struct file *src, loff_t pos_src,
 			args.sync = true;
 			dst_exception.retry = 1;
 			continue;
+		} else if (err == -ESTALE &&
+				!nfs42_files_from_same_server(src, dst)) {
+			nfs42_do_offload_cancel_async(src, &args.src_stateid);
+			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			break;
 		}
 
 		err2 = nfs4_handle_exception(server, err, &src_exception);