diff --git a/nfsserver.init b/nfsserver.init
index 56a315a..3063962 100644
--- a/nfsserver.init
+++ b/nfsserver.init
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ if [ -z "$RPC_PIPEFS_DIR" ]; then
     RPC_PIPEFS_DIR=/var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs
 fi
 
+case "$NFS4_SERVER_MINOR_VERSION" in
+    [0123456789] ) ;;
+    * ) NFS4_SERVER_MINOR_VERSION=0
+esac
+
 check_for_nfsdfs() {
     HAVE_NFSDFS="no"
     while read dummy type ; do