diff --git a/fs/nfs/client.c b/fs/nfs/client.c
index 1df708fd42051..4e7df2adb2125 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/client.c
@@ -1157,6 +1157,13 @@ static int nfs4_init_client_minor_version(struct nfs_client *clp)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		clp->cl_session = session;
+		/*
+		 * The create session reply races with the server back
+		 * channel probe. Mark the client NFS_CS_SESSION_INITING
+		 * so that the client back channel can find the
+		 * nfs_client struct
+		 */
+		clp->cl_cons_state = NFS_CS_SESSION_INITING;
 	}
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 5d87563d0c1a9..b4132fe14282e 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -4795,13 +4795,6 @@ struct nfs4_session *nfs4_alloc_session(struct nfs_client *clp)
 	if (!session)
 		return NULL;
 
-	/*
-	 * The create session reply races with the server back
-	 * channel probe. Mark the client NFS_CS_SESSION_INITING
-	 * so that the client back channel can find the
-	 * nfs_client struct
-	 */
-	clp->cl_cons_state = NFS_CS_SESSION_INITING;
 	init_completion(&session->complete);
 
 	tbl = &session->fc_slot_table;