diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
index 119006b0815ab4707ee788a26f9b44d5366c9d51..12b068f2ec91a2d95d8b47dce9438b02a652bd3a 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@ struct rpc_cred *nfs4_get_renew_cred_locked(struct nfs_client *clp)
 	struct rpc_cred *cred = NULL;
 	struct nfs_server *server;
 
+	/* Use machine credentials if available */
+	cred = nfs4_get_machine_cred_locked(clp);
+	if (cred != NULL)
+		goto out;
+
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(server, &clp->cl_superblocks, client_link) {
 		cred = nfs4_get_renew_cred_server_locked(server);
@@ -153,6 +158,8 @@ struct rpc_cred *nfs4_get_renew_cred_locked(struct nfs_client *clp)
 			break;
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+out:
 	return cred;
 }