diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
index cdd84c09df10b4a218953c0f07287ca7cec95cb9..29ae982d69cfbed6d2a5912d37646b32394f6362 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ rpcrdma_cm_event_handler(struct rdma_cm_id *id, struct rdma_cm_event *event)
 	case RDMA_CM_EVENT_DISCONNECTED:
 		ep->re_connect_status = -ECONNABORTED;
 disconnected:
+		xprt_force_disconnect(xprt);
 		return rpcrdma_ep_destroy(ep);
 	default:
 		break;