diff --git a/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c b/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c
index 0dbbfd1b648759a7d9e729188521861d8accfe8f..d72ddb67bb742a0f6db6db765dd0035c94f636e8 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c
@@ -862,7 +862,6 @@ static void rxrpc_sock_destructor(struct sock *sk)
 static int rxrpc_release_sock(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct rxrpc_sock *rx = rxrpc_sk(sk);
-	struct rxrpc_net *rxnet = rxrpc_net(sock_net(&rx->sk));
 
 	_enter("%p{%d,%d}", sk, sk->sk_state, refcount_read(&sk->sk_refcnt));
 
@@ -898,8 +897,6 @@ static int rxrpc_release_sock(struct sock *sk)
 	rxrpc_release_calls_on_socket(rx);
 	flush_workqueue(rxrpc_workqueue);
 	rxrpc_purge_queue(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
-	rxrpc_queue_work(&rxnet->service_conn_reaper);
-	rxrpc_queue_work(&rxnet->client_conn_reaper);
 
 	rxrpc_unuse_local(rx->local);
 	rx->local = NULL;
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h b/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
index 852e58781fda811d8108eb0e156a10ac6d807b36..8051dfdcf26df1a506043ab887de93dd5c24aadc 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
+++ b/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
@@ -910,6 +910,7 @@ void rxrpc_disconnect_client_call(struct rxrpc_call *);
 void rxrpc_put_client_conn(struct rxrpc_connection *);
 void rxrpc_discard_expired_client_conns(struct work_struct *);
 void rxrpc_destroy_all_client_connections(struct rxrpc_net *);
+void rxrpc_clean_up_local_conns(struct rxrpc_local *);
 
 /*
  * conn_event.c
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/conn_client.c b/net/rxrpc/conn_client.c
index aea82f909c60801d347c8f02eeb5d9b9790bff91..3f1da1b49f690d0e3ccf6d93607cd2b0583d293b 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/conn_client.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/conn_client.c
@@ -1162,3 +1162,47 @@ void rxrpc_destroy_all_client_connections(struct rxrpc_net *rxnet)
 
 	_leave("");
 }
+
+/*
+ * Clean up the client connections on a local endpoint.
+ */
+void rxrpc_clean_up_local_conns(struct rxrpc_local *local)
+{
+	struct rxrpc_connection *conn, *tmp;
+	struct rxrpc_net *rxnet = local->rxnet;
+	unsigned int nr_active;
+	LIST_HEAD(graveyard);
+
+	_enter("");
+
+	spin_lock(&rxnet->client_conn_cache_lock);
+	nr_active = rxnet->nr_active_client_conns;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(conn, tmp, &rxnet->idle_client_conns,
+				 cache_link) {
+		if (conn->params.local == local) {
+			ASSERTCMP(conn->cache_state, ==, RXRPC_CONN_CLIENT_IDLE);
+
+			trace_rxrpc_client(conn, -1, rxrpc_client_discard);
+			if (!test_and_clear_bit(RXRPC_CONN_EXPOSED, &conn->flags))
+				BUG();
+			conn->cache_state = RXRPC_CONN_CLIENT_INACTIVE;
+			list_move(&conn->cache_link, &graveyard);
+			nr_active--;
+		}
+	}
+
+	rxnet->nr_active_client_conns = nr_active;
+	spin_unlock(&rxnet->client_conn_cache_lock);
+	ASSERTCMP(nr_active, >=, 0);
+
+	while (!list_empty(&graveyard)) {
+		conn = list_entry(graveyard.next,
+				  struct rxrpc_connection, cache_link);
+		list_del_init(&conn->cache_link);
+
+		rxrpc_put_connection(conn);
+	}
+
+	_leave(" [culled]");
+}
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/conn_object.c b/net/rxrpc/conn_object.c
index 434ef392212bcdc0b71c7961effadc9b5f4c0b6d..ed05b692213226e7494c3908caa4dcf44f39bf27 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/conn_object.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/conn_object.c
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ void rxrpc_service_connection_reaper(struct work_struct *work)
 		if (conn->state == RXRPC_CONN_SERVICE_PREALLOC)
 			continue;
 
-		if (rxnet->live) {
+		if (rxnet->live && !conn->params.local->dead) {
 			idle_timestamp = READ_ONCE(conn->idle_timestamp);
 			expire_at = idle_timestamp + rxrpc_connection_expiry * HZ;
 			if (conn->params.local->service_closed)
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/local_object.c b/net/rxrpc/local_object.c
index 72a6e12a9304f8dbade52afcbca1019f5e28b1b5..36587260cabd99b280372b9fe0fda70e300bae44 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/local_object.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/local_object.c
@@ -426,11 +426,14 @@ static void rxrpc_local_destroyer(struct rxrpc_local *local)
 
 	_enter("%d", local->debug_id);
 
+	local->dead = true;
+
 	mutex_lock(&rxnet->local_mutex);
 	list_del_init(&local->link);
 	mutex_unlock(&rxnet->local_mutex);
 
-	ASSERT(RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&local->client_conns));
+	rxrpc_clean_up_local_conns(local);
+	rxrpc_service_connection_reaper(&rxnet->service_conn_reaper);
 	ASSERT(!local->service);
 
 	if (socket) {