diff --git a/fs/nfs/read.c b/fs/nfs/read.c
index a5e5d98..70a26c6 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/read.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/read.c
@@ -514,6 +514,8 @@
 {
 	struct nfs_read_data *data = calldata;
 	NFS_PROTO(data->header->inode)->read_rpc_prepare(task, data);
+	if (unlikely(test_bit(NFS_CONTEXT_BAD, &data->args.context->flags)))
+		rpc_exit(task, -EIO);
 }
 
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs_read_common_ops = {