diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
index 2ee30ffeb6b9..01b185670594 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@
 
 #define OPENOWNER_POOL_SIZE	8
 
+static void nfs4_state_start_reclaim_reboot(struct nfs_client *clp);
+
 const nfs4_stateid zero_stateid = {
 	{ .data = { 0 } },
 	.type = NFS4_SPECIAL_STATEID_TYPE,
@@ -329,6 +331,8 @@ do_confirm:
 	status = nfs4_proc_create_session(clp, cred);
 	if (status != 0)
 		goto out;
+	if (!(clp->cl_exchange_flags & EXCHGID4_FLAG_CONFIRMED_R))
+		nfs4_state_start_reclaim_reboot(clp);
 	nfs41_finish_session_reset(clp);
 	nfs_mark_client_ready(clp, NFS_CS_READY);
 out: