diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 02b3ddd0bee3..ec074e7959f5 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -1133,7 +1133,6 @@ nfsd4_replay_cache_entry(struct nfsd4_compoundres *resp,
 	 * session inactivity timer fires and a solo sequence operation
 	 * is sent (lease renewal).
 	 */
-	seq->maxslots = resp->cstate.session->se_fchannel.maxreqs;
 
 	/* Either returns 0 or nfserr_retry_uncached */
 	status = nfsd4_enc_sequence_replay(resp->rqstp->rq_argp, resp);
@@ -1497,6 +1496,11 @@ nfsd4_sequence(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 	slot = &session->se_slots[seq->slotid];
 	dprintk("%s: slotid %d\n", __func__, seq->slotid);
 
+	/* We do not negotiate the number of slots yet, so set the
+	 * maxslots to the session maxreqs which is used to encode
+	 * sr_highest_slotid and the sr_target_slot id to maxslots */
+	seq->maxslots = session->se_fchannel.maxreqs;
+
 	status = check_slot_seqid(seq->seqid, slot->sl_seqid, slot->sl_inuse);
 	if (status == nfserr_replay_cache) {
 		cstate->slot = slot;