diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
index aa9ef4876046..53e435a95260 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
@@ -855,6 +855,11 @@ struct nfs_client *nfs4_set_ds_client(struct nfs_client* mds_clp,
 	};
 	struct rpc_timeout ds_timeout;
 	struct nfs_client *clp;
+	char buf[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN + 1];
+
+	if (rpc_ntop(ds_addr, buf, sizeof(buf)) <= 0)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	cl_init.hostname = buf;
 
 	/*
 	 * Set an authflavor equual to the MDS value. Use the MDS nfs_client