diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 6debcfc63222..bc1eaabaf2c3 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -3951,7 +3951,6 @@ int nfs4_server_capabilities(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs_fh *fhandle)
 	};
 	int err;
 
-	nfs_server_set_init_caps(server);
 	do {
 		err = nfs4_handle_exception(server,
 				_nfs4_server_capabilities(server, fhandle),