diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
index 1d38484e0a53..b64a3751c3e4 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
@@ -2655,7 +2655,15 @@ out_error:
 	pr_warn_ratelimited("NFS: state manager%s%s failed on NFSv4 server %s"
 			" with error %d\n", section_sep, section,
 			clp->cl_hostname, -status);
-	ssleep(1);
+	switch (status) {
+	case -ENETDOWN:
+	case -ENETUNREACH:
+		nfs_mark_client_ready(clp, -EIO);
+		break;
+	default:
+		ssleep(1);
+		break;
+	}
 out_drain:
 	memalloc_nofs_restore(memflags);
 	nfs4_end_drain_session(clp);