if (!transport->inet) {
                struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
+               unsigned int keepidle = xprt->timeout->to_initval / HZ;
+               unsigned int keepcnt = xprt->timeout->to_retries + 1;
+               unsigned int opt_on = 1;
+
+               /* TCP Keepalive options */
+               kernel_setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_KEEPALIVE,
+                               (char *)&opt_on, sizeof(opt_on));
+               kernel_setsockopt(sock, SOL_TCP, TCP_KEEPIDLE,
+                               (char *)&keepidle, sizeof(keepidle));
+               kernel_setsockopt(sock, SOL_TCP, TCP_KEEPINTVL,
+                               (char *)&keepidle, sizeof(keepidle));
+               kernel_setsockopt(sock, SOL_TCP, TCP_KEEPCNT,
+                               (char *)&keepcnt, sizeof(keepcnt));
 
                write_lock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);