diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
index 0f8b10f363e7..2e0040d3bca7 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
@@ -917,7 +917,6 @@ static int setup_callback_client(struct nfs4_client *clp, struct nfs4_cb_conn *c
 	} else {
 		if (!conn->cb_xprt)
 			return -EINVAL;
-		clp->cl_cb_conn.cb_xprt = conn->cb_xprt;
 		clp->cl_cb_session = ses;
 		args.bc_xprt = conn->cb_xprt;
 		args.prognumber = clp->cl_cb_session->se_cb_prog;
@@ -937,6 +936,9 @@ static int setup_callback_client(struct nfs4_client *clp, struct nfs4_cb_conn *c
 		rpc_shutdown_client(client);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
+
+	if (clp->cl_minorversion != 0)
+		clp->cl_cb_conn.cb_xprt = conn->cb_xprt;
 	clp->cl_cb_client = client;
 	clp->cl_cb_cred = cred;
 	rcu_read_lock();