diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
index 947b0c9..4cbad5d 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
 	__set_bit(NFS_CS_DISCRTRY, &clp->cl_flags);
 	error = nfs_create_rpc_client(clp, timeparms, RPC_AUTH_GSS_KRB5I);
 	if (error == -EINVAL)
-		error = nfs_create_rpc_client(clp, timeparms, RPC_AUTH_NULL);
+		error = nfs_create_rpc_client(clp, timeparms, RPC_AUTH_UNIX);
 	if (error < 0)
 		goto error;