diff --git a/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clvnops.c b/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clvnops.c
index 30227ff82a50..8ba3bdfd911e 100644
--- a/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clvnops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/nfsclient/nfs_clvnops.c
@@ -2971,14 +2971,17 @@ ncl_flush(struct vnode *vp, int waitfor, struct ucred *cred, struct thread *td,
 		free(bvec, M_TEMP);
 	if (error == 0 && commit != 0 && waitfor == MNT_WAIT &&
 	    (bo->bo_dirty.bv_cnt != 0 || bo->bo_numoutput != 0 ||
-	     np->n_directio_asyncwr != 0) && trycnt++ < 5) {
-		/* try, try again... */
-		passone = 1;
-		wcred = NULL;
-		bvec = NULL;
-		bvecsize = 0;
-printf("try%d\n", trycnt);
-		goto again;
+	    np->n_directio_asyncwr != 0)) {
+		if (trycnt++ < 5) {
+			/* try, try again... */
+			passone = 1;
+			wcred = NULL;
+			bvec = NULL;
+			bvecsize = 0;
+			goto again;
+		}
+		vn_printf(vp, "ncl_flush failed");
+		error = called_from_renewthread != 0 ? EIO : EBUSY;
 	}
 	return (error);
 }