diff --git a/fs/nfs/client.c b/fs/nfs/client.c
index c2d0616..8d25ccb 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/client.c
@@ -1242,20 +1242,6 @@
 	return error;
 }
 
-/*
- * Initialize a session.
- * Note: save the mount rsize and wsize for create_server negotiation.
- */
-static void nfs4_init_session(struct nfs_client *clp,
-			      unsigned int wsize, unsigned int rsize)
-{
-#if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4_1)
-	if (nfs4_has_session(clp)) {
-		clp->cl_session->fc_attrs.max_rqst_sz = wsize;
-		clp->cl_session->fc_attrs.max_resp_sz = rsize;
-	}
-#endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
-}
 
 /*
  * Session has been established, and the client marked ready.
@@ -1350,7 +1336,9 @@
 	BUG_ON(!server->nfs_client->rpc_ops);
 	BUG_ON(!server->nfs_client->rpc_ops->file_inode_ops);
 
-	nfs4_init_session(server->nfs_client, server->wsize, server->rsize);
+	error = nfs4_init_session(server);
+	if (error < 0)
+		goto error;
 
 	/* Probe the root fh to retrieve its FSID */
 	error = nfs4_path_walk(server, mntfh, data->nfs_server.export_path);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h b/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
index 61bc3a3..6ea07a3 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@
 extern struct nfs4_session *nfs4_alloc_session(struct nfs_client *clp);
 extern int nfs4_proc_create_session(struct nfs_client *, int reset);
 extern int nfs4_proc_destroy_session(struct nfs4_session *);
+extern int nfs4_init_session(struct nfs_server *server);
 #else /* CONFIG_NFS_v4_1 */
 static inline int nfs4_setup_sequence(struct nfs_client *clp,
 		struct nfs4_sequence_args *args, struct nfs4_sequence_res *res,
@@ -227,6 +228,11 @@
 {
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static inline int nfs4_init_session(struct nfs_server *server)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
 
 extern struct nfs4_state_maintenance_ops *nfs4_state_renewal_ops[];
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index ff0c080..df24f67 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -2040,15 +2040,9 @@
 		.rpc_argp = &args,
 		.rpc_resp = &res,
 	};
-	int status;
 
 	nfs_fattr_init(info->fattr);
-	status = nfs4_recover_expired_lease(server);
-	if (!status)
-		status = nfs4_check_client_ready(server->nfs_client);
-	if (!status)
-		status = nfs4_call_sync(server, &msg, &args, &res, 0);
-	return status;
+	return nfs4_call_sync(server, &msg, &args, &res, 0);
 }
 
 static int nfs4_lookup_root(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fh *fhandle,
@@ -4793,6 +4787,22 @@
 	return status;
 }
 
+int nfs4_init_session(struct nfs_server *server)
+{
+	struct nfs_client *clp = server->nfs_client;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!nfs4_has_session(clp))
+		return 0;
+
+	clp->cl_session->fc_attrs.max_rqst_sz = server->wsize;
+	clp->cl_session->fc_attrs.max_resp_sz = server->rsize;
+	ret = nfs4_recover_expired_lease(server);
+	if (!ret)
+		ret = nfs4_check_client_ready(clp);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * Renew the cl_session lease.
  */