diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index 0431b979748b..ebfe39d31311 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -1758,7 +1758,13 @@ static int nfsd4_do_async_copy(void *data)
 		filp = nfs42_ssc_open(copy->ss_mnt, &copy->c_fh,
 				      &copy->stateid);
 		if (IS_ERR(filp)) {
-			nfserr = nfserr_offload_denied;
+			switch (PTR_ERR(filp)) {
+			case -EBADF:
+				nfserr = nfserr_wrong_type;
+				break;
+			default:
+				nfserr = nfserr_offload_denied;
+			}
 			/* ss_mnt will be unmounted by the laundromat */
 			goto do_callback;
 		}