diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3client.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3client.c
index fb0c425b5d45..148ceb74d27c 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3client.c
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ struct nfs_client *nfs3_set_ds_client(struct nfs_server *mds_srv,
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	cl_init.hostname = buf;
 
+	if (mds_clp->cl_nconnect > 1 && ds_proto == XPRT_TRANSPORT_TCP)
+		cl_init.nconnect = mds_clp->cl_nconnect;
+
 	if (mds_srv->flags & NFS_MOUNT_NORESVPORT)
 		set_bit(NFS_CS_NORESVPORT, &cl_init.init_flags);
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
index 5c244c440658..616393a01c06 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
@@ -944,6 +944,9 @@ struct nfs_client *nfs4_set_ds_client(struct nfs_server *mds_srv,
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	cl_init.hostname = buf;
 
+	if (mds_clp->cl_nconnect > 1 && ds_proto == XPRT_TRANSPORT_TCP)
+		cl_init.nconnect = mds_clp->cl_nconnect;
+
 	if (mds_srv->flags & NFS_MOUNT_NORESVPORT)
 		__set_bit(NFS_CS_NORESVPORT, &cl_init.init_flags);