diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
index 16aff8ddc16f..d5b54c020dec 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
@@ -2432,7 +2432,12 @@ static void xs_tcp_setup_socket(struct work_struct *work)
 	case -ENETUNREACH:
 	case -EADDRINUSE:
 	case -ENOBUFS:
-		/* retry with existing socket, after a delay */
+		/*
+		 * xs_tcp_force_close() wakes tasks with -EIO.
+		 * We need to wake them first to ensure the
+		 * correct error code.
+		 */
+		xprt_wake_pending_tasks(xprt, status);
 		xs_tcp_force_close(xprt);
 		goto out;
 	}