diff --git a/fs/nfs/client.c b/fs/nfs/client.c
index 6e4e48c5092afec39d716309ccccd5900105d4e3..d2533e214255b4a7287138ab09ca38beaf133b54 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/client.c
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ static struct nfs_client *nfs_get_client(const char *hostname,
 		for (;;) {
 			set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 			if (signal_pending(current) ||
-			    clp->cl_cons_state > NFS_CS_READY)
+			    clp->cl_cons_state != NFS_CS_INITING)
 				break;
 			schedule();
 		}