diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprtsock.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprtsock.h
index 38284f25eddf..daef030f4848 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprtsock.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprtsock.h
@@ -90,5 +90,6 @@ struct sock_xprt {
 #define XPRT_SOCK_WAKE_DISCONNECT	(7)
 #define XPRT_SOCK_CONNECT_SENT	(8)
 #define XPRT_SOCK_NOSPACE	(9)
+#define XPRT_SOCK_IGNORE_RECV	(10)
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_SUNRPC_XPRTSOCK_H */
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
index 515328a8dafe..0b2739d6e1a0 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
@@ -700,6 +700,8 @@ static void xs_poll_check_readable(struct sock_xprt *transport)
 {
 
 	clear_bit(XPRT_SOCK_DATA_READY, &transport->sock_state);
+	if (test_bit(XPRT_SOCK_IGNORE_RECV, &transport->sock_state))
+		return;
 	if (!xs_poll_socket_readable(transport))
 		return;
 	if (!test_and_set_bit(XPRT_SOCK_DATA_READY, &transport->sock_state))
@@ -1385,6 +1387,10 @@ static void xs_data_ready(struct sock *sk)
 		trace_xs_data_ready(xprt);
 
 		transport->old_data_ready(sk);
+
+		if (test_bit(XPRT_SOCK_IGNORE_RECV, &transport->sock_state))
+			return;
+
 		/* Any data means we had a useful conversation, so
 		 * then we don't need to delay the next reconnect
 		 */