diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index bdf3d07ce974..264ddb16255f 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -3797,7 +3797,7 @@ static int nfs4_proc_async_renew(struct nfs_client *clp, struct rpc_cred *cred,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	data->client = clp;
 	data->timestamp = jiffies;
-	return rpc_call_async(clp->cl_rpcclient, &msg, RPC_TASK_SOFT,
+	return rpc_call_async(clp->cl_rpcclient, &msg, RPC_TASK_TIMEOUT,
 			&nfs4_renew_ops, data);
 }
 
@@ -3811,7 +3811,7 @@ static int nfs4_proc_renew(struct nfs_client *clp, struct rpc_cred *cred)
 	unsigned long now = jiffies;
 	int status;
 
-	status = rpc_call_sync(clp->cl_rpcclient, &msg, 0);
+	status = rpc_call_sync(clp->cl_rpcclient, &msg, RPC_TASK_TIMEOUT);
 	if (status < 0)
 		return status;
 	do_renew_lease(clp, now);
@@ -5959,7 +5959,7 @@ static struct rpc_task *_nfs41_proc_sequence(struct nfs_client *clp,
 		.rpc_client = clp->cl_rpcclient,
 		.rpc_message = &msg,
 		.callback_ops = &nfs41_sequence_ops,
-		.flags = RPC_TASK_ASYNC | RPC_TASK_SOFT,
+		.flags = RPC_TASK_ASYNC | RPC_TASK_TIMEOUT,
 	};
 
 	if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&clp->cl_count))
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
index b924bdd69494..1eb17285c99a 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
@@ -1739,6 +1739,10 @@ static int nfs4_check_lease(struct nfs_client *clp)
 	}
 	status = ops->renew_lease(clp, cred);
 	put_rpccred(cred);
+	if (status == -ETIMEDOUT) {
+		set_bit(NFS4CLNT_CHECK_LEASE, &clp->cl_state);
+		return 0;
+	}
 out:
 	return nfs4_recovery_handle_error(clp, status);
 }