diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index ca4249a..632d3c3 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -2916,6 +2916,11 @@
 			exception.retry = 1;
 			continue;
 		}
+		if (status == -NFS4ERR_EXPIRED) {
+			nfs4_schedule_lease_recovery(server->nfs_client);
+			exception.retry = 1;
+			continue;
+		}
 		if (status == -EAGAIN) {
 			/* We must have found a delegation */
 			exception.retry = 1;