diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs42proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs42proc.c
index 89c32a963dd1..923ccd3b540f 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs42proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs42proc.c
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ static int nfs42_do_offload_cancel_async(struct file *dst,
 		.rpc_message = &msg,
 		.callback_ops = &nfs42_offload_cancel_ops,
 		.workqueue = nfsiod_workqueue,
-		.flags = RPC_TASK_ASYNC,
+		.flags = RPC_TASK_ASYNC | RPC_TASK_MOVEABLE,
 	};
 	int status;