diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 485a6c0cdc40..9f0a96fe6212 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -5171,7 +5171,7 @@ int nfs4_proc_exchange_id(struct nfs_client *clp, struct rpc_cred *cred)
 		.flags = EXCHGID4_FLAG_SUPP_MOVED_REFER,
 	};
 	struct nfs41_exchange_id_res res = {
-		.client = clp,
+		0
 	};
 	int status;
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
@@ -5214,22 +5214,22 @@ int nfs4_proc_exchange_id(struct nfs_client *clp, struct rpc_cred *cred)
 
 	status = rpc_call_sync(clp->cl_rpcclient, &msg, RPC_TASK_TIMEOUT);
 	if (status == 0)
-		status = nfs4_check_cl_exchange_flags(clp->cl_exchange_flags);
+		status = nfs4_check_cl_exchange_flags(res.flags);
 
 	if (status == 0) {
+		clp->cl_clientid = res.clientid;
+		clp->cl_exchange_flags = (res.flags & ~EXCHGID4_FLAG_CONFIRMED_R);
+		if (!(res.flags & EXCHGID4_FLAG_CONFIRMED_R))
+			clp->cl_seqid = res.seqid;
+
 		kfree(clp->cl_serverowner);
 		clp->cl_serverowner = res.server_owner;
 		res.server_owner = NULL;
-	}
 
-	if (status == 0) {
 		/* use the most recent implementation id */
 		kfree(clp->cl_implid);
 		clp->cl_implid = res.impl_id;
-	} else
-		kfree(res.impl_id);
 
-	if (status == 0) {
 		if (clp->cl_serverscope != NULL &&
 		    !nfs41_same_server_scope(clp->cl_serverscope,
 					     res.server_scope)) {
@@ -5244,7 +5244,8 @@ int nfs4_proc_exchange_id(struct nfs_client *clp, struct rpc_cred *cred)
 			clp->cl_serverscope = res.server_scope;
 			goto out;
 		}
-	}
+	} else
+		kfree(res.impl_id);
 
 out_server_owner:
 	kfree(res.server_owner);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
index b9ce3fdb862a..ee4a74db95d0 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -5319,7 +5319,6 @@ static int decode_exchange_id(struct xdr_stream *xdr,
 	uint32_t dummy;
 	char *dummy_str;
 	int status;
-	struct nfs_client *clp = res->client;
 	uint32_t impl_id_count;
 
 	status = decode_op_hdr(xdr, OP_EXCHANGE_ID);
@@ -5329,12 +5328,12 @@ static int decode_exchange_id(struct xdr_stream *xdr,
 	p = xdr_inline_decode(xdr, 8);
 	if (unlikely(!p))
 		goto out_overflow;
-	xdr_decode_hyper(p, &clp->cl_clientid);
+	xdr_decode_hyper(p, &res->clientid);
 	p = xdr_inline_decode(xdr, 12);
 	if (unlikely(!p))
 		goto out_overflow;
-	clp->cl_seqid = be32_to_cpup(p++);
-	clp->cl_exchange_flags = be32_to_cpup(p++);
+	res->seqid = be32_to_cpup(p++);
+	res->flags = be32_to_cpup(p++);
 
 	/* We ask for SP4_NONE */
 	dummy = be32_to_cpup(p);
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
index 6387fc0097fe..d1a7bf51c326 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
@@ -1132,7 +1132,8 @@ struct nfs41_bind_conn_to_session_res {
 };
 
 struct nfs41_exchange_id_res {
-	struct nfs_client		*client;
+	u64				clientid;
+	u32				seqid;
 	u32				flags;
 	struct nfs41_server_owner	*server_owner;
 	struct nfs41_server_scope	*server_scope;