diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index 2fe48982fbb4..3b19fa74b062 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -2111,6 +2111,12 @@ lookup_again:
 		case -ERECALLCONFLICT:
 		case -EAGAIN:
 			break;
+		case -ENODATA:
+			/* The server returned NFS4ERR_LAYOUTUNAVAILABLE */
+			pnfs_layout_set_fail_bit(
+				lo, pnfs_iomode_to_fail_bit(iomode));
+			lseg = NULL;
+			goto out_put_layout_hdr;
 		default:
 			if (!nfs_error_is_fatal(PTR_ERR(lseg))) {
 				pnfs_layout_clear_fail_bit(lo, pnfs_iomode_to_fail_bit(iomode));