diff --git a/fs/nfs/internal.h b/fs/nfs/internal.h
index 7b890ba37fa2..7466d24893f7 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/internal.h
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ static inline int nfs4_has_session(const struct nfs_client *clp)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int nfs4_has_persistent_session(const struct nfs_client *clp)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4_1
+	if (nfs4_has_session(clp))
+		return (clp->cl_session->flags & SESSION4_PERSIST);
+#endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
+	return 0;
+}
+
 struct nfs_clone_mount {
 	const struct super_block *sb;
 	const struct dentry *dentry;