diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs42proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs42proc.c
index 9d716907cf30..f01a42965254 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs42proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs42proc.c
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ static int nfs42_do_offload_cancel_async(struct file *dst,
 		.rpc_message = &msg,
 		.callback_ops = &nfs42_offload_cancel_ops,
 		.workqueue = nfsiod_workqueue,
-		.flags = RPC_TASK_ASYNC,
+		.flags = RPC_TASK_ASYNC | RPC_TASK_MOVEABLE,
 	};
 	int status;