diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3client.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3client.c
index 178dc102442f..793fa4273edb 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3client.c
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ struct nfs_client *nfs3_set_ds_client(struct nfs_server *mds_srv,
 	if (mds_srv->flags & NFS_MOUNT_NORESVPORT)
 		__set_bit(NFS_CS_NORESVPORT, &cl_init.init_flags);
 
+	__set_bit(NFS_CS_NOPING, &cl_init.init_flags);
+
 	/* Use the MDS nfs_client cl_ipaddr. */
 	nfs_init_timeout_values(&ds_timeout, ds_proto, ds_timeo, ds_retrans);
 	clp = nfs_get_client(&cl_init);