diff --git a/net/rxrpc/output.c b/net/rxrpc/output.c
index 1e039b6f4494..8aa8ba32eacc 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/output.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/output.c
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ int rxrpc_send_ack_packet(struct rxrpc_call *call, struct rxrpc_txbuf *txb)
 	txb->ack.previousPacket	= htonl(call->rx_highest_seq);
 
 	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, WRITE, iov, 1, len);
+	rxrpc_local_dont_fragment(conn->local, false);
 	ret = do_udp_sendmsg(conn->local->socket, &msg, len);
 	call->peer->last_tx_at = ktime_get_seconds();
 	if (ret < 0) {
@@ -406,6 +407,7 @@ int rxrpc_send_data_packet(struct rxrpc_call *call, struct rxrpc_txbuf *txb)
 	 * think it's small enough */
 	if (txb->len >= call->peer->maxdata)
 		goto send_fragmentable;
+	rxrpc_local_dont_fragment(conn->local, true);
 
 	txb->wire.flags = txb->flags & RXRPC_TXBUF_WIRE_FLAGS;
 	txb->last_sent = ktime_get_real();
@@ -492,8 +494,6 @@ int rxrpc_send_data_packet(struct rxrpc_call *call, struct rxrpc_txbuf *txb)
 		rxrpc_inc_stat(call->rxnet, stat_tx_data_send_frag);
 		ret = do_udp_sendmsg(conn->local->socket, &msg, len);
 		conn->peer->last_tx_at = ktime_get_seconds();
-
-		rxrpc_local_dont_fragment(conn->local, true);
 		break;
 
 	default:
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/rxkad.c b/net/rxrpc/rxkad.c
index 28c9ce763be4..e451ac90bfee 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/rxkad.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/rxkad.c
@@ -726,7 +726,6 @@ static int rxkad_send_response(struct rxrpc_connection *conn,
 
 	rxrpc_local_dont_fragment(conn->local, false);
 	ret = kernel_sendmsg(conn->local->socket, &msg, iov, 3, len);
-	rxrpc_local_dont_fragment(conn->local, true);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		trace_rxrpc_tx_fail(conn->debug_id, serial, ret,
 				    rxrpc_tx_point_rxkad_response);