diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_recvfrom.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_recvfrom.c
index f8b840b17c025253df61f768feddaf1b5feb4179..d3718e94c169ce0b24b180ed27bdae5cb4145f4a 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_recvfrom.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_recvfrom.c
@@ -641,8 +641,7 @@ int svc_rdma_recvfrom(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 		 * transport list
 		 */
 		if (test_bit(XPT_CLOSE, &xprt->xpt_flags))
-			goto close_out;
-
+			goto defer;
 		goto out;
 	}
 	dprintk("svcrdma: processing ctxt=%p on xprt=%p, rqstp=%p, status=%d\n",
@@ -700,15 +699,6 @@ int svc_rdma_recvfrom(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 	svc_rdma_put_context(ctxt, 0);
 	return 0;
 
- close_out:
-	if (ctxt)
-		svc_rdma_put_context(ctxt, 1);
-	dprintk("svcrdma: transport %p is closing\n", xprt);
-	/*
-	 * Set the close bit and enqueue it. svc_recv will see the
-	 * close bit and call svc_xprt_delete
-	 */
-	set_bit(XPT_CLOSE, &xprt->xpt_flags);
 defer:
 	return 0;