diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
index f72561ca6895..e61f68d5ef21 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
@@ -2018,8 +2018,18 @@ static int nfs4_reset_session(struct nfs_client *clp)
 	nfs4_begin_drain_session(clp);
 	cred = nfs4_get_exchange_id_cred(clp);
 	status = nfs4_proc_destroy_session(clp->cl_session, cred);
-	if (status && status != -NFS4ERR_BADSESSION &&
-	    status != -NFS4ERR_DEADSESSION) {
+	switch (status) {
+	case 0:
+	case -NFS4ERR_BADSESSION:
+	case -NFS4ERR_DEADSESSION:
+		break;
+	case -NFS4ERR_BACK_CHAN_BUSY:
+	case -NFS4ERR_DELAY:
+		set_bit(NFS4CLNT_SESSION_RESET, &clp->cl_state);
+		status = 0;
+		ssleep(1);
+		goto out;
+	default:
 		status = nfs4_recovery_handle_error(clp, status);
 		goto out;
 	}