diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index aee1bcc1fcc9..7f25246bf38c 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -1118,6 +1118,7 @@ static int nfs4_open_recover(struct nfs4_opendata *opendata, struct nfs4_state *
 	clear_bit(NFS_DELEGATED_STATE, &state->flags);
 	smp_rmb();
 	if (state->n_rdwr != 0) {
+		clear_bit(NFS_O_RDWR_STATE, &state->flags);
 		ret = nfs4_open_recover_helper(opendata, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE, &newstate);
 		if (ret != 0)
 			return ret;
@@ -1125,6 +1126,7 @@ static int nfs4_open_recover(struct nfs4_opendata *opendata, struct nfs4_state *
 			return -ESTALE;
 	}
 	if (state->n_wronly != 0) {
+		clear_bit(NFS_O_WRONLY_STATE, &state->flags);
 		ret = nfs4_open_recover_helper(opendata, FMODE_WRITE, &newstate);
 		if (ret != 0)
 			return ret;
@@ -1132,6 +1134,7 @@ static int nfs4_open_recover(struct nfs4_opendata *opendata, struct nfs4_state *
 			return -ESTALE;
 	}
 	if (state->n_rdonly != 0) {
+		clear_bit(NFS_O_RDONLY_STATE, &state->flags);
 		ret = nfs4_open_recover_helper(opendata, FMODE_READ, &newstate);
 		if (ret != 0)
 			return ret;