diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
index 262df5ccbf59db0c4fd516a30fa721945b55f600..6b9f48ca4c25183abab7759a588a8ec5d4da4257 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ struct svc_program		nfsd_program = {
 
 };
 
-u32 nfsd_supported_minorversion;
+u32 nfsd_supported_minorversion = 1;
 
 int nfsd_vers(int vers, enum vers_op change)
 {