diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
index d4aeee83763e..48560188e84d 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
@@ -246,11 +246,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xprt_find_transport_ident);
 static void xprt_clear_locked(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 {
 	xprt->snd_task = NULL;
-	if (!test_bit(XPRT_CLOSE_WAIT, &xprt->state)) {
-		smp_mb__before_atomic();
-		clear_bit(XPRT_LOCKED, &xprt->state);
-		smp_mb__after_atomic();
-	} else
+	if (!test_bit(XPRT_CLOSE_WAIT, &xprt->state))
+		clear_bit_unlock(XPRT_LOCKED, &xprt->state);
+	else
 		queue_work(xprtiod_workqueue, &xprt->task_cleanup);
 }