diff --git a/net/sunrpc/cache.c b/net/sunrpc/cache.c
index 2215314dc4c5..47623d49fa3a 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/cache.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/cache.c
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ static struct cache_head *sunrpc_cache_add_entry(struct cache_detail *detail,
 
 	hlist_add_head_rcu(&new->cache_list, head);
 	detail->entries++;
+	if (detail->nextcheck > new->expiry_time)
+		detail->nextcheck = new->expiry_time + 1;
 	cache_get(new);
 	spin_unlock(&detail->hash_lock);