diff --git a/fs/nfs/client.c b/fs/nfs/client.c
index 2dceee4db076..af0325864df6 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/client.c
@@ -590,6 +590,8 @@ int nfs_create_rpc_client(struct nfs_client *clp,
 
 	if (test_bit(NFS_CS_DISCRTRY, &clp->cl_flags))
 		args.flags |= RPC_CLNT_CREATE_DISCRTRY;
+	if (test_bit(NFS_CS_NO_RETRANS_TIMEOUT, &clp->cl_flags))
+		args.flags |= RPC_CLNT_CREATE_NO_RETRANS_TIMEOUT;
 	if (test_bit(NFS_CS_NORESVPORT, &clp->cl_flags))
 		args.flags |= RPC_CLNT_CREATE_NONPRIVPORT;
 	if (test_bit(NFS_CS_INFINITE_SLOTS, &clp->cl_flags))
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
index a860ab566d6e..511cdce6ecf2 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ struct nfs_client *nfs4_init_client(struct nfs_client *clp,
 	if (clp->cl_minorversion != 0)
 		__set_bit(NFS_CS_INFINITE_SLOTS, &clp->cl_flags);
 	__set_bit(NFS_CS_DISCRTRY, &clp->cl_flags);
+	__set_bit(NFS_CS_NO_RETRANS_TIMEOUT, &clp->cl_flags);
 	error = nfs_create_rpc_client(clp, timeparms, RPC_AUTH_GSS_KRB5I);
 	if (error == -EINVAL)
 		error = nfs_create_rpc_client(clp, timeparms, RPC_AUTH_UNIX);
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
index b8cedced50c9..f9c0a6cb41e9 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ struct nfs_client {
 #define NFS_CS_DISCRTRY		1		/* - disconnect on RPC retry */
 #define NFS_CS_MIGRATION	2		/* - transparent state migr */
 #define NFS_CS_INFINITE_SLOTS	3		/* - don't limit TCP slots */
+#define NFS_CS_NO_RETRANS_TIMEOUT	4	/* - Disable retransmit timeouts */
 	struct sockaddr_storage	cl_addr;	/* server identifier */
 	size_t			cl_addrlen;
 	char *			cl_hostname;	/* hostname of server */