diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprtsock.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprtsock.h
index 689062afdd61..3eb0079669c5 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprtsock.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprtsock.h
@@ -90,5 +90,6 @@ struct sock_xprt {
 #define XPRT_SOCK_WAKE_PENDING	(6)
 #define XPRT_SOCK_WAKE_DISCONNECT	(7)
 #define XPRT_SOCK_CONNECT_SENT	(8)
+#define XPRT_SOCK_NOSPACE	(9)
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_SUNRPC_XPRTSOCK_H */
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
index 68eee352d69a..2450b31b807a 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
@@ -780,14 +780,8 @@ static int xs_nospace(struct rpc_rqst *req, struct sock_xprt *transport)
 
 	/* Don't race with disconnect */
 	if (xprt_connected(xprt)) {
-		struct socket_wq *wq;
-
-		rcu_read_lock();
-		wq = rcu_dereference(sk->sk_wq);
-		set_bit(SOCKWQ_ASYNC_NOSPACE, &wq->flags);
-		rcu_read_unlock();
-
 		/* wait for more buffer space */
+		set_bit(XPRT_SOCK_NOSPACE, &transport->sock_state);
 		set_bit(SOCK_NOSPACE, &sk->sk_socket->flags);
 		sk->sk_write_pending++;
 		xprt_wait_for_buffer_space(xprt);
@@ -1151,6 +1145,7 @@ static void xs_sock_reset_state_flags(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 	clear_bit(XPRT_SOCK_WAKE_ERROR, &transport->sock_state);
 	clear_bit(XPRT_SOCK_WAKE_WRITE, &transport->sock_state);
 	clear_bit(XPRT_SOCK_WAKE_DISCONNECT, &transport->sock_state);
+	clear_bit(XPRT_SOCK_NOSPACE, &transport->sock_state);
 }
 
 static void xs_run_error_worker(struct sock_xprt *transport, unsigned int nr)
@@ -1497,7 +1492,6 @@ static void xs_tcp_state_change(struct sock *sk)
 
 static void xs_write_space(struct sock *sk)
 {
-	struct socket_wq *wq;
 	struct sock_xprt *transport;
 	struct rpc_xprt *xprt;
 
@@ -1508,15 +1502,10 @@ static void xs_write_space(struct sock *sk)
 	if (unlikely(!(xprt = xprt_from_sock(sk))))
 		return;
 	transport = container_of(xprt, struct sock_xprt, xprt);
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	wq = rcu_dereference(sk->sk_wq);
-	if (!wq || test_and_clear_bit(SOCKWQ_ASYNC_NOSPACE, &wq->flags) == 0)
-		goto out;
-
+	if (!test_and_clear_bit(XPRT_SOCK_NOSPACE, &transport->sock_state))
+		return;
 	xs_run_error_worker(transport, XPRT_SOCK_WAKE_WRITE);
 	sk->sk_write_pending--;
-out:
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1857,7 +1846,6 @@ static int xs_local_finish_connecting(struct rpc_xprt *xprt,
 		sk->sk_user_data = xprt;
 		sk->sk_data_ready = xs_data_ready;
 		sk->sk_write_space = xs_udp_write_space;
-		sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_FASYNC);
 		sk->sk_error_report = xs_error_report;
 
 		xprt_clear_connected(xprt);
@@ -2051,7 +2039,6 @@ static void xs_udp_finish_connecting(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct socket *sock)
 		sk->sk_user_data = xprt;
 		sk->sk_data_ready = xs_data_ready;
 		sk->sk_write_space = xs_udp_write_space;
-		sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_FASYNC);
 
 		xprt_set_connected(xprt);
 
@@ -2218,7 +2205,6 @@ static int xs_tcp_finish_connecting(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct socket *sock)
 		sk->sk_data_ready = xs_data_ready;
 		sk->sk_state_change = xs_tcp_state_change;
 		sk->sk_write_space = xs_tcp_write_space;
-		sock_set_flag(sk, SOCK_FASYNC);
 		sk->sk_error_report = xs_error_report;
 
 		/* socket options */