diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs42proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs42proc.c
index aeb9837b7e404353bddaccd040d94d3f852f06b0..77451be9d702cf7ba5bbefb7f9be333aba4bb6c5 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs42proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs42proc.c
@@ -316,7 +316,11 @@ ssize_t nfs42_proc_copy(struct file *src, loff_t pos_src,
 		if (err == -ENOTSUPP) {
 			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 			break;
-		} if (err == -EAGAIN) {
+		} else if (err == -EAGAIN) {
+			dst_exception.retry = 1;
+			continue;
+		} else if (err == -NFS4ERR_OFFLOAD_NO_REQS && !args.sync) {
+			args.sync = true;
 			dst_exception.retry = 1;
 			continue;
 		}