diff --git a/roles/nfs_client/tasks/main.yml b/roles/nfs_client/tasks/main.yml
index 0d6250b39c..61276a160c 100644
--- a/roles/nfs_client/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/nfs_client/tasks/main.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
 - name: install nfs-utils
   yum: pkg=nfs-utils state=installed
 
+- name: install rpcbind
+  yum: pkg=rpcbind state=installed
+
+- name: start rpcbind
+  service: name=rpcbind state=started enabled=yes
+
 - name: start nfslock
   service: name=nfslock state=started enabled=yes