diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
index b4a160a405ce2b60f64255433c1555a4284c61e9..c1b7a80b6704850bde97a9573d8dcde01c813366 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <linux/sunrpc/auth.h>
 #include <linux/sunrpc/xprt.h>
 #include <linux/sunrpc/bc_xprt.h>
+#include <linux/sunrpc/rpc_pipe_fs.h>
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "callback.h"
 #include "delegation.h"
@@ -370,7 +371,11 @@ struct nfs_client *nfs4_init_client(struct nfs_client *clp,
 		__set_bit(NFS_CS_INFINITE_SLOTS, &clp->cl_flags);
 	__set_bit(NFS_CS_DISCRTRY, &clp->cl_flags);
 	__set_bit(NFS_CS_NO_RETRANS_TIMEOUT, &clp->cl_flags);
-	error = nfs_create_rpc_client(clp, timeparms, RPC_AUTH_GSS_KRB5I);
+
+	error = -EINVAL;
+	if (gssd_running(clp->cl_net))
+		error = nfs_create_rpc_client(clp, timeparms,
+					      RPC_AUTH_GSS_KRB5I);
 	if (error == -EINVAL)
 		error = nfs_create_rpc_client(clp, timeparms, RPC_AUTH_UNIX);
 	if (error < 0)