sin = args->mount_server.address;
        else
                sin = args->nfs_server.address;
-       if (args->mount_server.port == 0) {
-               status = rpcb_getport_sync(&sin,
-                                          args->mount_server.program,
-                                          args->mount_server.version,
-                                          args->mount_server.protocol);
-               if (status < 0)
-                       goto out_err;
-               sin.sin_port = htons(status);
-       } else
+       if (args->mount_server.port != 0)
                sin.sin_port = htons(args->mount_server.port);
 
        /*
                           args->mount_server.version,
                           args->mount_server.protocol,
                           root_fh);
-       if (status < 0)
-               goto out_err;
-
-       return status;
+       if (status == 0)
+               return 0;
 
-out_err:
-       dfprintk(MOUNT, "NFS: unable to contact server on host "
-                NIPQUAD_FMT "\n", NIPQUAD(sin.sin_addr.s_addr));
+       dfprintk(MOUNT, "NFS: unable to mount server " NIPQUAD_FMT
+                       ", error %d\n", NIPQUAD(sin.sin_addr.s_addr), status);
        return status;
 }