diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index 4ffb2bcaf364..63756607f632 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -2733,8 +2733,13 @@ out_verifier:
 	case -EPROTONOSUPPORT:
 		goto out_err;
 	case -EACCES:
-		/* Re-encode with a fresh cred */
-		fallthrough;
+		/* possible RPCSEC_GSS out-of-sequence event (RFC2203),
+		 * reset recv state and keep waiting, don't retransmit
+		 */
+		task->tk_rqstp->rq_reply_bytes_recvd = 0;
+		task->tk_status = xprt_request_enqueue_receive(task);
+		task->tk_action = call_transmit_status;
+		return -EBADMSG;
 	default:
 		goto out_garbage;
 	}