diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
index 27fb25567ce7..11e3a285594c 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
@@ -417,6 +417,8 @@ static void nfs4_add_trunk(struct nfs_client *clp, struct nfs_client *old)
 		.net = old->cl_net,
 		.servername = old->cl_hostname,
 	};
+	int max_connect = test_bit(NFS_CS_PNFS, &clp->cl_flags) ?
+		clp->cl_max_connect : old->cl_max_connect;
 
 	if (clp->cl_proto != old->cl_proto)
 		return;
@@ -430,7 +432,7 @@ static void nfs4_add_trunk(struct nfs_client *clp, struct nfs_client *old)
 	xprt_args.addrlen = clp_salen;
 
 	rpc_clnt_add_xprt(old->cl_rpcclient, &xprt_args,
-			  rpc_clnt_test_and_add_xprt, NULL);
+			  rpc_clnt_test_and_add_xprt, &max_connect);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1010,6 +1012,8 @@ struct nfs_client *nfs4_set_ds_client(struct nfs_server *mds_srv,
 		__set_bit(NFS_CS_NORESVPORT, &cl_init.init_flags);
 
 	__set_bit(NFS_CS_DS, &cl_init.init_flags);
+	__set_bit(NFS_CS_PNFS, &cl_init.init_flags);
+	cl_init.max_connect = NFS_MAX_TRANSPORTS;
 	/*
 	 * Set an authflavor equual to the MDS value. Use the MDS nfs_client
 	 * cl_ipaddr so as to use the same EXCHANGE_ID co_ownerid as the MDS
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
index 20eeba8b009d..cd628c4b011e 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs_sb.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ struct nfs_client {
 #define NFS_CS_NOPING		6		/* - don't ping on connect */
 #define NFS_CS_DS		7		/* - Server is a DS */
 #define NFS_CS_REUSEPORT	8		/* - reuse src port on reconnect */
+#define NFS_CS_PNFS		9		/* - Server used for pnfs */
 	struct sockaddr_storage	cl_addr;	/* server identifier */
 	size_t			cl_addrlen;
 	char *			cl_hostname;	/* hostname of server */
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index c8ee7be4c631..62a09e51e431 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -2905,19 +2905,22 @@ static const struct rpc_call_ops rpc_cb_add_xprt_call_ops = {
  * @clnt: pointer to struct rpc_clnt
  * @xps: pointer to struct rpc_xprt_switch,
  * @xprt: pointer struct rpc_xprt
- * @dummy: unused
+ * @in_max_connect: pointer to the max_connect value for the passed in xprt transport
  */
 int rpc_clnt_test_and_add_xprt(struct rpc_clnt *clnt,
 		struct rpc_xprt_switch *xps, struct rpc_xprt *xprt,
-		void *dummy)
+		void *in_max_connect)
 {
 	struct rpc_cb_add_xprt_calldata *data;
 	struct rpc_task *task;
+	int max_connect = clnt->cl_max_connect;
 
-	if (xps->xps_nunique_destaddr_xprts + 1 > clnt->cl_max_connect) {
+	if (in_max_connect)
+		max_connect = *(int *)in_max_connect;
+	if (xps->xps_nunique_destaddr_xprts + 1 > max_connect) {
 		rcu_read_lock();
 		pr_warn("SUNRPC: reached max allowed number (%d) did not add "
-			"transport to server: %s\n", clnt->cl_max_connect,
+			"transport to server: %s\n", max_connect,
 			rpc_peeraddr2str(clnt, RPC_DISPLAY_ADDR));
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return -EINVAL;