diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index df5d3227f13b..7071acb44222 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -8268,7 +8268,7 @@ static void nfs4_init_channel_attrs(struct nfs41_create_session_args *args,
 	args->bc_attrs.max_resp_sz = max_bc_payload;
 	args->bc_attrs.max_resp_sz_cached = 0;
 	args->bc_attrs.max_ops = NFS4_MAX_BACK_CHANNEL_OPS;
-	args->bc_attrs.max_reqs = min_t(unsigned short, max_session_cb_slots, 1);
+	args->bc_attrs.max_reqs = max_t(unsigned short, max_session_cb_slots, 1);
 
 	dprintk("%s: Back Channel : max_rqst_sz=%u max_resp_sz=%u "
 		"max_resp_sz_cached=%u max_ops=%u max_reqs=%u\n",