diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
index acdc74baec1fa..a2d2d5d1b0888 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
@@ -1786,6 +1786,7 @@ 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);