diff --git a/net/sunrpc/auth_null.c b/net/sunrpc/auth_null.c
index 8d9eb4d..4d17376 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/auth_null.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/auth_null.c
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
 struct rpc_auth null_auth = {
 	.au_cslack	= NUL_CALLSLACK,
 	.au_rslack	= NUL_REPLYSLACK,
+	.au_flags	= RPCAUTH_AUTH_NO_CRKEY_TIMEOUT,
 	.au_ops		= &authnull_ops,
 	.au_flavor	= RPC_AUTH_NULL,
 	.au_count	= ATOMIC_INIT(0),