diff --git a/drivers/xen/pvcalls-back.c b/drivers/xen/pvcalls-back.c
index 2e5d845b5091478252dfb1ed17395cf9c5ce870a..71b628774c6fbf563d647f5adcaa9a2c3f74cf46 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/pvcalls-back.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/pvcalls-back.c
@@ -160,9 +160,10 @@ static void pvcalls_conn_back_read(void *opaque)
 
 	/* write the data, then modify the indexes */
 	virt_wmb();
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		atomic_set(&map->read, 0);
 		intf->in_error = ret;
-	else
+	} else
 		intf->in_prod = prod + ret;
 	/* update the indexes, then notify the other end */
 	virt_wmb();
@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@ static void pvcalls_sk_state_change(struct sock *sock)
 		return;
 
 	intf = map->ring;
-	intf->in_error = -ENOTCONN;
+	atomic_inc(&map->read);
 	notify_remote_via_irq(map->irq);
 }