diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index e1ce0f261f0b..e9a3fca4aedc 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -2630,6 +2630,7 @@ out_msg_denied:
 	case rpc_autherr_rejectedverf:
 	case rpcsec_gsserr_credproblem:
 	case rpcsec_gsserr_ctxproblem:
+		rpcauth_invalcred(task);
 		if (!task->tk_cred_retry)
 			break;
 		task->tk_cred_retry--;