diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_backchannel.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_backchannel.c
index a68180090554f2f40ebb9ed5cd72a70cd9639541..b9827665ff35570491f09976ad7cd4b972a6bee5 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_backchannel.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_backchannel.c
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ static void
 xprt_rdma_bc_close(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 {
 	dprintk("svcrdma: %s: xprt %p\n", __func__, xprt);
+	xprt->cwnd = RPC_CWNDSHIFT;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c
index 143ce2579ba90cca47a87b5413ba35caf9d10792..98cbc7b060bad9f3fdf2ec3c4c1781ca9ee49abd 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/transport.c
@@ -468,6 +468,12 @@ xprt_rdma_close(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 		xprt->reestablish_timeout = 0;
 	xprt_disconnect_done(xprt);
 	rpcrdma_ep_disconnect(ep, ia);
+
+	/* Prepare @xprt for the next connection by reinitializing
+	 * its credit grant to one (see RFC 8166, Section 3.3.3).
+	 */
+	r_xprt->rx_buf.rb_credits = 1;
+	xprt->cwnd = RPC_CWNDSHIFT;
 }
 
 /**