diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index ea3cc3e870a7f..46bd20fe5c0f4 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -1807,6 +1807,13 @@ nfsd4_copy(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	__be32 status;
 	struct nfsd4_copy *async_copy = NULL;
 
+	/*
+	 * Currently, async COPY is not reliable. Force all COPY
+	 * requests to be synchronous to avoid client application
+	 * hangs waiting for COPY completion.
+	 */
+	nfsd4_copy_set_sync(copy, true);
+
 	copy->cp_clp = cstate->clp;
 	if (nfsd4_ssc_is_inter(copy)) {
 		trace_nfsd_copy_inter(copy);