diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.h b/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
index 2661c44c62db..20ee37b751e3 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct nfs4_pnfs_ds_addr {
 	size_t			da_addrlen;
 	struct list_head	da_node;  /* nfs4_pnfs_dev_hlist dev_dslist */
 	char			*da_remotestr;	/* human readable addr+port */
+	int			da_transport;
 };
 
 struct nfs4_pnfs_ds {
diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs_nfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs_nfs.c
index 7027dac41cc7..d00750743100 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs_nfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs_nfs.c
@@ -854,13 +854,15 @@ static int _nfs4_pnfs_v3_ds_connect(struct nfs_server *mds_srv,
 
 		if (!IS_ERR(clp)) {
 			struct xprt_create xprt_args = {
-				.ident = XPRT_TRANSPORT_TCP,
+				.ident = da->da_transport,
 				.net = clp->cl_net,
 				.dstaddr = (struct sockaddr *)&da->da_addr,
 				.addrlen = da->da_addrlen,
 				.servername = clp->cl_hostname,
 			};
 
+			if (da->da_transport != clp->cl_proto)
+				continue;
 			if (da->da_addr.ss_family != clp->cl_addr.ss_family)
 				continue;
 			/* Add this address as an alias */
@@ -870,7 +872,7 @@ static int _nfs4_pnfs_v3_ds_connect(struct nfs_server *mds_srv,
 		}
 		clp = get_v3_ds_connect(mds_srv,
 				(struct sockaddr *)&da->da_addr,
-				da->da_addrlen, IPPROTO_TCP,
+				da->da_addrlen, da->da_transport,
 				timeo, retrans);
 		if (IS_ERR(clp))
 			continue;
@@ -908,7 +910,7 @@ static int _nfs4_pnfs_v4_ds_connect(struct nfs_server *mds_srv,
 
 		if (!IS_ERR(clp) && clp->cl_mvops->session_trunk) {
 			struct xprt_create xprt_args = {
-				.ident = XPRT_TRANSPORT_TCP,
+				.ident = da->da_transport,
 				.net = clp->cl_net,
 				.dstaddr = (struct sockaddr *)&da->da_addr,
 				.addrlen = da->da_addrlen,
@@ -923,6 +925,8 @@ static int _nfs4_pnfs_v4_ds_connect(struct nfs_server *mds_srv,
 				.data = &xprtdata,
 			};
 
+			if (da->da_transport != clp->cl_proto)
+				continue;
 			if (da->da_addr.ss_family != clp->cl_addr.ss_family)
 				continue;
 			/**
@@ -937,8 +941,9 @@ static int _nfs4_pnfs_v4_ds_connect(struct nfs_server *mds_srv,
 		} else {
 			clp = nfs4_set_ds_client(mds_srv,
 						(struct sockaddr *)&da->da_addr,
-						da->da_addrlen, IPPROTO_TCP,
-						timeo, retrans, minor_version);
+						da->da_addrlen,
+						da->da_transport, timeo,
+						retrans, minor_version);
 			if (IS_ERR(clp))
 				continue;
 
@@ -1017,6 +1022,41 @@ int nfs4_pnfs_ds_connect(struct nfs_server *mds_srv, struct nfs4_pnfs_ds *ds,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs4_pnfs_ds_connect);
 
+struct xprt_lookup_transport {
+	const char *name;
+	sa_family_t protofamily;
+	int type;
+};
+
+static const struct xprt_lookup_transport xl_xprt[] = {
+	{ "tcp", AF_INET, XPRT_TRANSPORT_TCP },
+	{ "tcp6", AF_INET6, XPRT_TRANSPORT_TCP },
+	{ "rdma", AF_INET, XPRT_TRANSPORT_RDMA },
+	{ "rdma6", AF_INET6, XPRT_TRANSPORT_RDMA },
+	{ "udp", AF_INET, XPRT_TRANSPORT_UDP },
+	{ "udp6", AF_INET6, XPRT_TRANSPORT_UDP },
+	{ NULL, 0, -1 },
+};
+
+static int
+nfs4_decode_transport(const char *str, size_t len, sa_family_t protofamily)
+{
+	const struct xprt_lookup_transport *p;
+
+	for (p = xl_xprt; p->name; p++) {
+		if (p->protofamily != protofamily)
+			continue;
+		if (strlen(p->name) != len)
+			continue;
+		if (memcmp(p->name, str, len) != 0)
+			continue;
+		if (xprt_load_transport(p->name) != 0)
+			continue;
+		return p->type;
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
+
 /*
  * Currently only supports ipv4, ipv6 and one multi-path address.
  */
@@ -1029,8 +1069,8 @@ nfs4_decode_mp_ds_addr(struct net *net, struct xdr_stream *xdr, gfp_t gfp_flags)
 	int nlen, rlen;
 	int tmp[2];
 	__be32 *p;
-	char *netid, *match_netid;
-	size_t len, match_netid_len;
+	char *netid;
+	size_t len;
 	char *startsep = "";
 	char *endsep = "";
 
@@ -1114,15 +1154,11 @@ nfs4_decode_mp_ds_addr(struct net *net, struct xdr_stream *xdr, gfp_t gfp_flags)
 	case AF_INET:
 		((struct sockaddr_in *)&da->da_addr)->sin_port = port;
 		da->da_addrlen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in);
-		match_netid = "tcp";
-		match_netid_len = 3;
 		break;
 
 	case AF_INET6:
 		((struct sockaddr_in6 *)&da->da_addr)->sin6_port = port;
 		da->da_addrlen = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6);
-		match_netid = "tcp6";
-		match_netid_len = 4;
 		startsep = "[";
 		endsep = "]";
 		break;
@@ -1133,9 +1169,11 @@ nfs4_decode_mp_ds_addr(struct net *net, struct xdr_stream *xdr, gfp_t gfp_flags)
 		goto out_free_da;
 	}
 
-	if (nlen != match_netid_len || strncmp(netid, match_netid, nlen)) {
-		dprintk("%s: ERROR: r_netid \"%s\" != \"%s\"\n",
-			__func__, netid, match_netid);
+	da->da_transport = nfs4_decode_transport(netid, nlen,
+						 da->da_addr.ss_family);
+	if (da->da_transport == -1) {
+		dprintk("%s: ERROR: unknown r_netid \"%*s\"\n",
+			__func__, nlen, netid);
 		goto out_free_da;
 	}
 
