diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h b/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
index 6ea07a3c75d4942f6197e54791b7504502d3f54c..99d507d22f23e65a5e46692454ecb6574027558e 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
@@ -200,9 +200,11 @@ extern ssize_t nfs4_listxattr(struct dentry *, char *, size_t);
 /* nfs4proc.c */
 extern int nfs4_proc_setclientid(struct nfs_client *, u32, unsigned short, struct rpc_cred *);
 extern int nfs4_proc_setclientid_confirm(struct nfs_client *, struct rpc_cred *);
+extern int nfs4_proc_exchange_id(struct nfs_client *clp, struct rpc_cred *cred);
 extern int nfs4_proc_async_renew(struct nfs_client *, struct rpc_cred *);
 extern int nfs4_proc_renew(struct nfs_client *, struct rpc_cred *);
 extern int nfs4_init_clientid(struct nfs_client *, struct rpc_cred *);
+extern int nfs41_init_clientid(struct nfs_client *, struct rpc_cred *);
 extern int nfs4_do_close(struct path *path, struct nfs4_state *state, int wait);
 extern struct dentry *nfs4_atomic_open(struct inode *, struct dentry *, struct nameidata *);
 extern int nfs4_open_revalidate(struct inode *, struct dentry *, int, struct nameidata *);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 0f9b7541e04977302108ac15154a91b33dcb397e..528b60a23ed598e3bade3b792794b8ccee20e5dd 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -4315,7 +4315,7 @@ int nfs4_proc_fs_locations(struct inode *dir, const struct qstr *name,
  * NFS4ERR_BADSESSION in the sequence operation, and will therefore
  * be in some phase of session reset.
  */
-static int nfs4_proc_exchange_id(struct nfs_client *clp, struct rpc_cred *cred)
+int nfs4_proc_exchange_id(struct nfs_client *clp, struct rpc_cred *cred)
 {
 	nfs4_verifier verifier;
 	struct nfs41_exchange_id_args args = {
@@ -4601,7 +4601,6 @@ struct nfs4_session *nfs4_alloc_session(struct nfs_client *clp)
 	if (!session)
 		return NULL;
 
-	set_bit(NFS4CLNT_SESSION_SETUP, &clp->cl_state);
 	/*
 	 * The create session reply races with the server back
 	 * channel probe. Mark the client NFS_CS_SESSION_INITING
@@ -4967,7 +4966,7 @@ struct nfs4_state_recovery_ops nfs41_reboot_recovery_ops = {
 	.state_flag_bit	= NFS_STATE_RECLAIM_REBOOT,
 	.recover_open	= nfs4_open_reclaim,
 	.recover_lock	= nfs4_lock_reclaim,
-	.establish_clid = nfs4_proc_exchange_id,
+	.establish_clid = nfs41_init_clientid,
 	.get_clid_cred	= nfs4_get_exchange_id_cred,
 };
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
@@ -4987,7 +4986,7 @@ struct nfs4_state_recovery_ops nfs41_nograce_recovery_ops = {
 	.state_flag_bit	= NFS_STATE_RECLAIM_NOGRACE,
 	.recover_open	= nfs4_open_expired,
 	.recover_lock	= nfs4_lock_expired,
-	.establish_clid = nfs4_proc_exchange_id,
+	.establish_clid = nfs41_init_clientid,
 	.get_clid_cred	= nfs4_get_exchange_id_cred,
 };
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
index 2eb0059bd693d00618f8b7c6fafa53f6b59d2843..967fc76a2463e08c3283aba42282891449c1e80a 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
@@ -116,6 +116,19 @@ struct rpc_cred *nfs4_get_renew_cred_locked(struct nfs_client *clp)
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4_1)
 
+int nfs41_init_clientid(struct nfs_client *clp, struct rpc_cred *cred)
+{
+	int status;
+
+	status = nfs4_proc_exchange_id(clp, cred);
+	if (status == 0)
+		/* create session schedules state renewal upon success */
+		status = nfs4_proc_create_session(clp, 0);
+	if (status == 0)
+		nfs_mark_client_ready(clp, NFS_CS_READY);
+	return status;
+}
+
 struct rpc_cred *nfs4_get_exchange_id_cred(struct nfs_client *clp)
 {
 	struct rpc_cred *cred;
@@ -1162,7 +1175,6 @@ static void nfs4_session_recovery_handle_error(struct nfs_client *clp, int err)
 	switch (err) {
 	case -NFS4ERR_STALE_CLIENTID:
 		set_bit(NFS4CLNT_LEASE_EXPIRED, &clp->cl_state);
-		set_bit(NFS4CLNT_SESSION_SETUP, &clp->cl_state);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1188,24 +1200,8 @@ static int nfs4_reset_session(struct nfs_client *clp)
 	return status;
 }
 
-static int nfs4_initialize_session(struct nfs_client *clp)
-{
-	int status;
-
-	status = nfs4_proc_create_session(clp, 0);
-	if (!status) {
-		nfs_mark_client_ready(clp, NFS_CS_READY);
-	} else if (status == -NFS4ERR_STALE_CLIENTID) {
-		set_bit(NFS4CLNT_LEASE_EXPIRED, &clp->cl_state);
-		set_bit(NFS4CLNT_SESSION_SETUP, &clp->cl_state);
-	} else {
-		nfs_mark_client_ready(clp, status);
-	}
-	return status;
-}
 #else /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
 static int nfs4_reset_session(struct nfs_client *clp) { return 0; }
-static int nfs4_initialize_session(struct nfs_client *clp) { return 0; }
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
 
 /* Set NFS4CLNT_LEASE_EXPIRED for all v4.0 errors and for recoverable errors
@@ -1262,10 +1258,7 @@ static void nfs4_state_manager(struct nfs_client *clp)
 		/* Initialize or reset the session */
 		if (test_and_clear_bit(NFS4CLNT_SESSION_SETUP, &clp->cl_state)
 		   && nfs4_has_session(clp)) {
-			if (clp->cl_cons_state == NFS_CS_SESSION_INITING)
-				status = nfs4_initialize_session(clp);
-			else
-				status = nfs4_reset_session(clp);
+			status = nfs4_reset_session(clp);
 			if (test_bit(NFS4CLNT_LEASE_EXPIRED, &clp->cl_state))
 				continue;
 			if (status < 0)