diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
index f544a1560c83..2349518eef2c 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
@@ -2075,8 +2075,10 @@ int nfs4_discover_server_trunking(struct nfs_client *clp,
 	switch (status) {
 	case 0:
 		break;
-	case -NFS4ERR_DELAY:
 	case -ETIMEDOUT:
+		if (clnt->cl_softrtry)
+			break;
+	case -NFS4ERR_DELAY:
 	case -EAGAIN:
 		ssleep(1);
 	case -NFS4ERR_STALE_CLIENTID: