diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.d/mountd b/libexec/rc/rc.d/mountd
index 0c6e75f07d64..d75416736245 100755
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.d/mountd
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.d/mountd
@@ -1,70 +1,72 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
 
 # PROVIDE: mountd
 # REQUIRE: NETWORKING rpcbind quota mountlate
 # KEYWORD: nojail shutdown
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
 
 name="mountd"
 desc="Service remote NFS mount requests"
 rcvar="mountd_enable"
 command="/usr/sbin/${name}"
 pidfile="/var/run/${name}.pid"
 required_files="/etc/exports"
 start_precmd="mountd_precmd"
 extra_commands="reload"
 
 mountd_precmd()
 {
 
 	# Load the modules now, so that the vfs.nfsd sysctl
 	# oids are available.
 	load_kld nfsd || return 1
 
 	# Do not force rpcbind to be running for an NFSv4 only server.
 	#
 	if checkyesno nfsv4_server_only; then
 		echo 'NFSv4 only server'
 		sysctl vfs.nfsd.server_min_nfsvers=4 > /dev/null
 		sysctl vfs.nfsd.server_max_nfsvers=4 > /dev/null
 		rc_flags="${rc_flags} -R"
 	else
 		force_depend rpcbind || return 1
-		if ! checkyesno nfsv4_server_enable; then
+		if checkyesno nfsv4_server_enable; then
+			sysctl vfs.nfsd.server_max_nfsvers=4 > /dev/null
+		else
 			sysctl vfs.nfsd.server_max_nfsvers=3 > /dev/null
 		fi
 	fi
 
 	# mountd flags will differ depending on rc.conf settings
 	#
 	if checkyesno nfs_server_enable || checkyesno nfsv4_server_only; then
 		if checkyesno weak_mountd_authentication; then
 			if checkyesno nfsv4_server_only; then
 				echo -n 'weak_mountd_authentication '
 				echo -n 'incompatible with nfsv4_server_only, '
 				echo 'ignored'
 			else
 				rc_flags="${rc_flags} -n"
 			fi
 		fi
 	else
 		if checkyesno mountd_enable; then
 			checkyesno weak_mountd_authentication && rc_flags="-n"
 		fi
 	fi
 
 	if checkyesno zfs_enable; then
 		rc_flags="${rc_flags} /etc/exports /etc/zfs/exports"
 	fi
 
 	rm -f /var/db/mountdtab
 	( umask 022 ; > /var/db/mountdtab ) ||
 	    err 1 'Cannot create /var/db/mountdtab'
 }
 
 load_rc_config $name
 run_rc_command "$1"