diff --git a/nfs-utils.spec b/nfs-utils.spec
index cf1351c..4bb63f4 100644
--- a/nfs-utils.spec
+++ b/nfs-utils.spec
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ fi
 %changelog
 * Tue Jun  2 2009 Steve Dickson <steved@redhat.com> 1.2.0-1
 - Updated to latest upstream relase: 1.2.0
+- Turned off nfs41 support in nfs init script.
 
 * Tue May 19 2009 Tom "spot" Callaway <tcallawa@redhat.com> 1.1.5-6
 - Replace the Sun RPC license with the BSD license, with the explicit permission of Sun Microsystems
diff --git a/nfs.init b/nfs.init
index 3e03625..f137d06 100755
--- a/nfs.init
+++ b/nfs.init
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ case "$1" in
 	fi
 
 	echo -n $"Starting NFS daemon: "
-	daemon rpc.nfsd $RPCNFSDARGS $RPCNFSDCOUNT
+	# For now, turn off the nfs41 support 
+	daemon rpc.nfsd -N 4.1 $RPCNFSDARGS $RPCNFSDCOUNT
 	RETVAL=$?
 	echo
 	[ $RETVAL -ne 0 ] && exit $RETVAL