diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 6b29703d2fe1..e257653f25ab 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -7852,6 +7852,7 @@ static void
 nfs4_bind_one_conn_to_session_done(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
 {
 	struct nfs41_bind_conn_to_session_args *args = task->tk_msg.rpc_argp;
+	struct nfs41_bind_conn_to_session_res *res = task->tk_msg.rpc_resp;
 	struct nfs_client *clp = args->client;
 
 	switch (task->tk_status) {
@@ -7860,6 +7861,12 @@ nfs4_bind_one_conn_to_session_done(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
 		nfs4_schedule_session_recovery(clp->cl_session,
 				task->tk_status);
 	}
+	if (args->dir == NFS4_CDFC4_FORE_OR_BOTH &&
+			res->dir != NFS4_CDFS4_BOTH) {
+		rpc_task_close_connection(task);
+		if (args->retries++ < MAX_BIND_CONN_TO_SESSION_RETRIES)
+			rpc_restart_call(task);
+	}
 }
 
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs4_bind_one_conn_to_session_ops = {
@@ -7882,6 +7889,7 @@ int nfs4_proc_bind_one_conn_to_session(struct rpc_clnt *clnt,
 	struct nfs41_bind_conn_to_session_args args = {
 		.client = clp,
 		.dir = NFS4_CDFC4_FORE_OR_BOTH,
+		.retries = 0,
 	};
 	struct nfs41_bind_conn_to_session_res res;
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
index 9b8324ec08f3..99d327d0bccb 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_xdr.h
@@ -1307,11 +1307,13 @@ struct nfs41_impl_id {
 	struct nfstime4			date;
 };
 
+#define MAX_BIND_CONN_TO_SESSION_RETRIES 3
 struct nfs41_bind_conn_to_session_args {
 	struct nfs_client		*client;
 	struct nfs4_sessionid		sessionid;
 	u32				dir;
 	bool				use_conn_in_rdma_mode;
+	int				retries;
 };
 
 struct nfs41_bind_conn_to_session_res {
diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h
index abc63bd1be2b..336802acc629 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h
@@ -237,5 +237,10 @@ static inline int rpc_reply_expected(struct rpc_task *task)
 		(task->tk_msg.rpc_proc->p_decode != NULL);
 }
 
+static inline void rpc_task_close_connection(struct rpc_task *task)
+{
+	if (task->tk_xprt)
+		xprt_force_disconnect(task->tk_xprt);
+}
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif /* _LINUX_SUNRPC_CLNT_H */