diff --git a/scripts/update-nfs-utils.sh b/scripts/update-nfs-utils.sh
index 1db1783b5..6ea81cd5e 100755
--- a/scripts/update-nfs-utils.sh
+++ b/scripts/update-nfs-utils.sh
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ After=statd.service local-fs.target proc-fs-nfsd.mount var-lib-nfs-rpc_pipefs.mo
 ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /var/lib/nfs/v4recovery
 ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/exportfs -ra
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/rpc.mountd --foreground --manage-gids
-ExecStartPost=/usr/sbin/rpc.nfsd 64 ; /usr/sbin/sm-notify
+ExecStartPost=/usr/sbin/rpc.nfsd -N 3 64 ; /usr/sbin/sm-notify
 ExecReload=/usr/sbin/exportfs -ra
 ExecStopPost=/usr/sbin/rpc.nfsd 0 ; /usr/sbin/exportfs -ua
 Restart=always