diff --git a/fs/lockd/host.c b/fs/lockd/host.c
index ca6b16fc3101..00063ee0b55c 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/host.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/host.c
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ nlm_bind_host(struct nlm_host *host)
 			.version	= host->h_version,
 			.authflavor	= RPC_AUTH_UNIX,
 			.flags		= (RPC_CLNT_CREATE_HARDRTRY |
+					   RPC_CLNT_CREATE_NOPING |
 					   RPC_CLNT_CREATE_AUTOBIND),
 		};