diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
index 700cb36c93f3..c60b3a1f6d2b 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
@@ -1743,6 +1743,7 @@ static void nfs4_state_mark_reclaim_helper(struct nfs_client *clp,
 
 static void nfs4_state_start_reclaim_reboot(struct nfs_client *clp)
 {
+	set_bit(NFS4CLNT_RECLAIM_REBOOT, &clp->cl_state);
 	/* Mark all delegations for reclaim */
 	nfs_delegation_mark_reclaim(clp);
 	nfs4_state_mark_reclaim_helper(clp, nfs4_state_mark_reclaim_reboot);