diff --git a/fs/file_table.c b/fs/file_table.c
index 30d55c9a1744..70e8fb68a171 100644
--- a/fs/file_table.c
+++ b/fs/file_table.c
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ void __fput_sync(struct file *file)
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(fput);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__fput_sync);
 
 void __init files_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
index 68d08dcba018..94ae95c57f78 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
@@ -868,10 +868,7 @@ void xprt_connect(struct rpc_task *task)
 	if (!xprt_lock_write(xprt, task))
 		return;
 
-	if (test_and_clear_bit(XPRT_CLOSE_WAIT, &xprt->state))
-		xprt->ops->close(xprt);
-
-	if (!xprt_connected(xprt)) {
+	if (!xprt_connected(xprt) && !test_bit(XPRT_CLOSE_WAIT, &xprt->state)) {
 		task->tk_rqstp->rq_connect_cookie = xprt->connect_cookie;
 		rpc_sleep_on_timeout(&xprt->pending, task, NULL,
 				xprt_request_timeout(task->tk_rqstp));
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
index 29e9c54a89d3..81f0e03b71b6 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ static int xs_local_send_request(struct rpc_rqst *req)
 
 	/* Close the stream if the previous transmission was incomplete */
 	if (xs_send_request_was_aborted(transport, req)) {
-		xs_close(xprt);
+		xprt_force_disconnect(xprt);
 		return -ENOTCONN;
 	}
 
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ static int xs_local_send_request(struct rpc_rqst *req)
 			-status);
 		/* fall through */
 	case -EPIPE:
-		xs_close(xprt);
+		xprt_force_disconnect(xprt);
 		status = -ENOTCONN;
 	}
 
@@ -1303,6 +1303,16 @@ static void xs_reset_transport(struct sock_xprt *transport)
 
 	if (sk == NULL)
 		return;
+	/*
+	 * Make sure we're calling this in a context from which it is safe
+	 * to call __fput_sync(). In practice that means rpciod and the
+	 * system workqueue.
+	 */
+	if (!(current->flags & PF_WQ_WORKER)) {
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+		set_bit(XPRT_CLOSE_WAIT, &xprt->state);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	if (atomic_read(&transport->xprt.swapper))
 		sk_clear_memalloc(sk);
@@ -1326,7 +1336,7 @@ static void xs_reset_transport(struct sock_xprt *transport)
 	mutex_unlock(&transport->recv_mutex);
 
 	trace_rpc_socket_close(xprt, sock);
-	fput(filp);
+	__fput_sync(filp);
 
 	xprt_disconnect_done(xprt);
 }