diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index b51ad43b7ea1ab2df49d2a8dc601bdc1e52d9f5f..1527aaffb0003a45dd365a10c29e2b946b25edb2 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -1947,11 +1947,13 @@ nfsd4_sequence(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 		atomic_inc(&clp->cl_refcount);
 		switch (clp->cl_cb_state) {
 		case NFSD4_CB_DOWN:
-			seq->status_flags |= SEQ4_STATUS_CB_PATH_DOWN;
+			seq->status_flags = SEQ4_STATUS_CB_PATH_DOWN;
 			break;
 		case NFSD4_CB_FAULT:
-			seq->status_flags |= SEQ4_STATUS_BACKCHANNEL_FAULT;
+			seq->status_flags = SEQ4_STATUS_BACKCHANNEL_FAULT;
 			break;
+		default:
+			seq->status_flags = 0;
 		}
 	}
 	kfree(conn);