diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index 65ad0165a94f..36b2af931e06 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -1216,6 +1216,8 @@ static __net_init int nfsd_init_net(struct net *net)
 		goto out_idmap_error;
 	nn->nfsd4_lease = 90;	/* default lease time */
 	nn->nfsd4_grace = 90;
+	nn->clverifier_counter = prandom_u32();
+	nn->clientid_counter = prandom_u32();
 	return 0;
 
 out_idmap_error: