diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 39896afc6edf..dd2725fe7a74 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -1077,7 +1077,8 @@ static int nfs4_call_sync_sequence(struct rpc_clnt *clnt,
 				   struct nfs_server *server,
 				   struct rpc_message *msg,
 				   struct nfs4_sequence_args *args,
-				   struct nfs4_sequence_res *res)
+				   struct nfs4_sequence_res *res,
+				   int flags)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct rpc_task *task;
@@ -1091,7 +1092,8 @@ static int nfs4_call_sync_sequence(struct rpc_clnt *clnt,
 		.rpc_client = clnt,
 		.rpc_message = msg,
 		.callback_ops = clp->cl_mvops->call_sync_ops,
-		.callback_data = &data
+		.callback_data = &data,
+		.flags = flags,
 	};
 
 	task = rpc_run_task(&task_setup);
@@ -1112,7 +1114,20 @@ int nfs4_call_sync(struct rpc_clnt *clnt,
 		   int cache_reply)
 {
 	nfs4_init_sequence(args, res, cache_reply, 0);
-	return nfs4_call_sync_sequence(clnt, server, msg, args, res);
+	return nfs4_call_sync_sequence(clnt, server, msg, args, res, 0);
+}
+
+int nfs4_call_sync_state(struct rpc_clnt *clnt,
+			 struct nfs_server *server,
+			 struct rpc_message *msg,
+			 struct nfs4_sequence_args *args,
+			 struct nfs4_sequence_res *res,
+			 int cache_reply)
+{
+	/* State management commands are never round-robined */
+	nfs4_init_sequence(args, res, cache_reply, 0);
+	return nfs4_call_sync_sequence(clnt, server, msg, args, res,
+				       RPC_TASK_NO_ROUND_ROBIN);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -7387,7 +7402,7 @@ static int _nfs40_proc_get_locations(struct inode *inode,
 
 	nfs4_init_sequence(&args.seq_args, &res.seq_res, 0, 1);
 	status = nfs4_call_sync_sequence(clnt, server, &msg,
-					&args.seq_args, &res.seq_res);
+					 &args.seq_args, &res.seq_res, 0);
 	if (status)
 		return status;
 
@@ -7440,7 +7455,7 @@ static int _nfs41_proc_get_locations(struct inode *inode,
 
 	nfs4_init_sequence(&args.seq_args, &res.seq_res, 0, 1);
 	status = nfs4_call_sync_sequence(clnt, server, &msg,
-					&args.seq_args, &res.seq_res);
+					 &args.seq_args, &res.seq_res, 0);
 	if (status == NFS4_OK &&
 	    res.seq_res.sr_status_flags & SEQ4_STATUS_LEASE_MOVED)
 		status = -NFS4ERR_LEASE_MOVED;
@@ -7529,7 +7544,7 @@ static int _nfs40_proc_fsid_present(struct inode *inode, const struct cred *cred
 
 	nfs4_init_sequence(&args.seq_args, &res.seq_res, 0, 1);
 	status = nfs4_call_sync_sequence(clnt, server, &msg,
-						&args.seq_args, &res.seq_res);
+					 &args.seq_args, &res.seq_res, 0);
 	nfs_free_fhandle(res.fh);
 	if (status)
 		return status;
@@ -7570,7 +7585,7 @@ static int _nfs41_proc_fsid_present(struct inode *inode, const struct cred *cred
 
 	nfs4_init_sequence(&args.seq_args, &res.seq_res, 0, 1);
 	status = nfs4_call_sync_sequence(clnt, server, &msg,
-						&args.seq_args, &res.seq_res);
+					 &args.seq_args, &res.seq_res, 0);
 	nfs_free_fhandle(res.fh);
 	if (status == NFS4_OK &&
 	    res.seq_res.sr_status_flags & SEQ4_STATUS_LEASE_MOVED)
@@ -7656,8 +7671,8 @@ static int _nfs4_proc_secinfo(struct inode *dir, const struct qstr *name, struct
 	nfs4_state_protect(NFS_SERVER(dir)->nfs_client,
 		NFS_SP4_MACH_CRED_SECINFO, &clnt, &msg);
 
-	status = nfs4_call_sync(clnt, NFS_SERVER(dir), &msg, &args.seq_args,
-				&res.seq_res, RPC_TASK_NO_ROUND_ROBIN);
+	status = nfs4_call_sync_state(clnt, NFS_SERVER(dir), &msg, &args.seq_args,
+				      &res.seq_res, 0);
 	dprintk("NFS reply  secinfo: %d\n", status);
 
 	put_cred(cred);
@@ -9357,8 +9372,8 @@ _nfs41_proc_secinfo_no_name(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fh *fhandle,
 	}
 
 	dprintk("--> %s\n", __func__);
-	status = nfs4_call_sync(clnt, server, &msg, &args.seq_args,
-				&res.seq_res, RPC_TASK_NO_ROUND_ROBIN);
+	status = nfs4_call_sync_state(clnt, server, &msg, &args.seq_args,
+				      &res.seq_res, 0);
 	dprintk("<-- %s status=%d\n", __func__, status);
 
 	put_cred(cred);
@@ -9497,7 +9512,7 @@ static int _nfs41_test_stateid(struct nfs_server *server,
 	dprintk("NFS call  test_stateid %p\n", stateid);
 	nfs4_init_sequence(&args.seq_args, &res.seq_res, 0, 1);
 	status = nfs4_call_sync_sequence(rpc_client, server, &msg,
-			&args.seq_args, &res.seq_res);
+					 &args.seq_args, &res.seq_res, 0);
 	if (status != NFS_OK) {
 		dprintk("NFS reply test_stateid: failed, %d\n", status);
 		return status;
