diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
index 39c8ef875f91..2c73cae9899d 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
@@ -654,9 +654,11 @@ static struct rpc_clnt *create_backchannel_client(struct rpc_create_args *args)
 
 static int setup_callback_client(struct nfs4_client *clp, struct nfs4_cb_conn *conn, struct nfsd4_session *ses)
 {
+	int maxtime = max_cb_time(clp->net);
 	struct rpc_timeout	timeparms = {
-		.to_initval	= max_cb_time(clp->net),
+		.to_initval	= maxtime,
 		.to_retries	= 0,
+		.to_maxval	= maxtime,
 	};
 	struct rpc_create_args args = {
 		.net		= clp->net,