diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
index 052be5bf9ef5..7325592b456e 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
@@ -1189,6 +1189,7 @@ static void nfsd4_cb_done(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
 		switch (task->tk_status) {
 		case -EIO:
 		case -ETIMEDOUT:
+		case -EACCES:
 			nfsd4_mark_cb_down(clp, task->tk_status);
 		}
 		break;