diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
index 84573df5cf5a..83378f69b35e 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
@@ -231,9 +231,8 @@ struct nfs_client *nfs4_alloc_client(const struct nfs_client_initdata *cl_init)
 		__set_bit(NFS_CS_INFINITE_SLOTS, &clp->cl_flags);
 	__set_bit(NFS_CS_DISCRTRY, &clp->cl_flags);
 	__set_bit(NFS_CS_NO_RETRANS_TIMEOUT, &clp->cl_flags);
-
-	if (test_bit(NFS_CS_DS, &cl_init->init_flags))
-		__set_bit(NFS_CS_DS, &clp->cl_flags);
+	if (test_bit(NFS_CS_PNFS, &cl_init->init_flags))
+		__set_bit(NFS_CS_PNFS, &clp->cl_flags);
 	/*
 	 * Set up the connection to the server before we add add to the
 	 * global list.
@@ -1013,7 +1012,6 @@ struct nfs_client *nfs4_set_ds_client(struct nfs_server *mds_srv,
 	if (mds_srv->flags & NFS_MOUNT_NORESVPORT)
 		__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;
 	/*
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 8e89b5e0ce31..8883016c551c 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -8959,7 +8959,7 @@ nfs4_run_exchange_id(struct nfs_client *clp, const struct cred *cred,
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4_1_MIGRATION
 	calldata->args.flags |= EXCHGID4_FLAG_SUPP_MOVED_MIGR;
 #endif
-	if (test_bit(NFS_CS_DS, &clp->cl_flags))
+	if (test_bit(NFS_CS_PNFS, &clp->cl_flags))
 		calldata->args.flags |= EXCHGID4_FLAG_USE_PNFS_DS;
 	msg.rpc_argp = &calldata->args;
 	msg.rpc_resp = &calldata->res;