diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 0546fa1ac98f..b1ec9b5d06e5 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -923,6 +923,7 @@ out:
 out_noaction:
 	return ret;
 session_recover:
+	set_bit(NFS4_SLOT_TBL_DRAINING, &session->fc_slot_table.slot_tbl_state);
 	nfs4_schedule_session_recovery(session, status);
 	dprintk("%s ERROR: %d Reset session\n", __func__, status);
 	nfs41_sequence_free_slot(res);