diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
index 1e750e4574a911e982606265edb63033be870de4..c55be7a7679e27f6c011766add0b2bf8e9cfc447 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3proc.c
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ nfs3_proc_statfs(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fh *fhandle,
 }
 
 static int
-nfs3_proc_fsinfo(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fh *fhandle,
+do_proc_fsinfo(struct rpc_clnt *client, struct nfs_fh *fhandle,
 		 struct nfs_fsinfo *info)
 {
 	struct rpc_message msg = {
@@ -711,11 +711,27 @@ nfs3_proc_fsinfo(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fh *fhandle,
 
 	dprintk("NFS call  fsinfo\n");
 	nfs_fattr_init(info->fattr);
-	status = rpc_call_sync(server->nfs_client->cl_rpcclient, &msg, 0);
+	status = rpc_call_sync(client, &msg, 0);
 	dprintk("NFS reply fsinfo: %d\n", status);
 	return status;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Bare-bones access to fsinfo: this is for nfs_get_root/nfs_get_sb via
+ * nfs_create_server
+ */
+static int
+nfs3_proc_fsinfo(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fh *fhandle,
+		   struct nfs_fsinfo *info)
+{
+	int	status;
+
+	status = do_proc_fsinfo(server->client, fhandle, info);
+	if (status && server->nfs_client->cl_rpcclient != server->client)
+		status = do_proc_fsinfo(server->nfs_client->cl_rpcclient, fhandle, info);
+	return status;
+}
+
 static int
 nfs3_proc_pathconf(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fh *fhandle,
 		   struct nfs_pathconf *info)
diff --git a/fs/nfs/proc.c b/fs/nfs/proc.c
index 4dbb84df1b686995346cf352bc8107b5dd424028..193465210d7cdeec5548f7fbb2fbe0ccfecf2375 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/proc.c
@@ -65,14 +65,20 @@ nfs_proc_get_root(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fh *fhandle,
 
 	dprintk("%s: call getattr\n", __func__);
 	nfs_fattr_init(fattr);
-	status = rpc_call_sync(server->nfs_client->cl_rpcclient, &msg, 0);
+	status = rpc_call_sync(server->client, &msg, 0);
+	/* Retry with default authentication if different */
+	if (status && server->nfs_client->cl_rpcclient != server->client)
+		status = rpc_call_sync(server->nfs_client->cl_rpcclient, &msg, 0);
 	dprintk("%s: reply getattr: %d\n", __func__, status);
 	if (status)
 		return status;
 	dprintk("%s: call statfs\n", __func__);
 	msg.rpc_proc = &nfs_procedures[NFSPROC_STATFS];
 	msg.rpc_resp = &fsinfo;
-	status = rpc_call_sync(server->nfs_client->cl_rpcclient, &msg, 0);
+	status = rpc_call_sync(server->client, &msg, 0);
+	/* Retry with default authentication if different */
+	if (status && server->nfs_client->cl_rpcclient != server->client)
+		status = rpc_call_sync(server->nfs_client->cl_rpcclient, &msg, 0);
 	dprintk("%s: reply statfs: %d\n", __func__, status);
 	if (status)
 		return status;