diff --git a/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clrpcops.c b/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clrpcops.c
index b1d3ee42319..b785446b1ae 100644
--- a/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clrpcops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clrpcops.c
@@ -1062,8 +1062,12 @@ nfsrpc_setclient(struct nfsmount *nmp, struct nfsclclient *clp, int reclaim,
 			 * in-progress RPCs.
 			 */
 			tsep = NULL;
-			if (TAILQ_FIRST(&nmp->nm_sess) != NULL)
+			if (TAILQ_FIRST(&nmp->nm_sess) != NULL) {
 				tsep = NFSMNT_MDSSESSION(nmp);
+				if (tsep->nfsess_defunct == 0)
+					printf("nfsrpc_setclient: "
+					    "nfsess_defunct not set\n");
+			}
 			TAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&nmp->nm_sess, dsp,
 			    nfsclds_list);
 			/*