diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
index 336fd1a19cca10deaeb811cb5330bf5d6520881f..f30bf500888db2f3a862936529c6f04d1b1d0459 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
@@ -443,6 +443,11 @@ static inline int xprt_test_and_set_connecting(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 	return test_and_set_bit(XPRT_CONNECTING, &xprt->state);
 }
 
+static inline int xprt_close_wait(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
+{
+	return test_bit(XPRT_CLOSE_WAIT, &xprt->state);
+}
+
 static inline void xprt_set_bound(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 {
 	test_and_set_bit(XPRT_BOUND, &xprt->state);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index 8ea2f5fadd967c03a2fa87baa5c8c40710d8fedc..1fc812ba987166a251116826c2190cba22998b6b 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -1992,13 +1992,15 @@ call_transmit(struct rpc_task *task)
 static void
 call_transmit_status(struct rpc_task *task)
 {
+	struct rpc_xprt *xprt = task->tk_rqstp->rq_xprt;
 	task->tk_action = call_status;
 
 	/*
 	 * Common case: success.  Force the compiler to put this
-	 * test first.
+	 * test first.  Or, if any error and xprt_close_wait,
+	 * release the xprt lock so the socket can close.
 	 */
-	if (task->tk_status == 0) {
+	if (task->tk_status == 0 || xprt_close_wait(xprt)) {
 		xprt_end_transmit(task);
 		rpc_task_force_reencode(task);
 		return;