diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index d5d540016de44..3720caa617e7c 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -300,8 +300,7 @@ static int nfs4_handle_exception(struct nfs_server *server, int errorcode, struc
 			dprintk("%s ERROR: %d Reset session\n", __func__,
 				errorcode);
 			nfs4_schedule_session_recovery(clp->cl_session);
-			exception->retry = 1;
-			break;
+			goto wait_on_recovery;
 #endif /* defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4_1) */
 		case -NFS4ERR_FILE_OPEN:
 			if (exception->timeout > HZ) {