diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
index c6eed2a3b093..8fa412ce8021 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
@@ -542,7 +542,8 @@ void do_probe_callback(struct nfs4_client *clp)
 	};
 	int status;
 
-	status = rpc_call_async(cb->cb_client, &msg, RPC_TASK_SOFT,
+	status = rpc_call_async(cb->cb_client, &msg,
+				RPC_TASK_SOFT | RPC_TASK_SOFTCONN,
 				&nfsd4_cb_probe_ops, (void *)clp);
 	if (status) {
 		warn_no_callback_path(clp, status);