diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 105d6fa7c5149ab496cf614763a4c3145f52c74e..1aed9be56414715c3d4e815d60dbcc0bc6bd2d40 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -999,6 +999,8 @@ static void init_session(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_session *new, stru
 	spin_unlock(&nn->client_lock);
 	memcpy(&new->se_fchannel, &cses->fore_channel,
 			sizeof(struct nfsd4_channel_attrs));
+	memcpy(&new->se_bchannel, &cses->back_channel,
+			sizeof(struct nfsd4_channel_attrs));
 	if (cses->flags & SESSION4_BACK_CHAN) {
 		struct sockaddr *sa = svc_addr(rqstp);
 		/*