#define XPRT_CONNECTION_ABORT  (7)
 #define XPRT_CONNECTION_CLOSE  (8)
 #define XPRT_CONGESTED         (9)
+#define XPRT_CONNECTION_REUSE  (10)
 
 static inline void xprt_set_connected(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 {
 
        dprintk("RPC:       xs_error_report client %p, error=%d...\n",
                        xprt, -err);
        trace_rpc_socket_error(xprt, sk->sk_socket, err);
+       if (test_bit(XPRT_CONNECTION_REUSE, &xprt->state))
+               goto out;
        xprt_wake_pending_tasks(xprt, err);
  out:
        read_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);
                abort_and_exit = test_and_clear_bit(XPRT_CONNECTION_ABORT,
                                &xprt->state);
                /* "close" the socket, preserving the local port */
+               set_bit(XPRT_CONNECTION_REUSE, &xprt->state);
                xs_tcp_reuse_connection(transport);
+               clear_bit(XPRT_CONNECTION_REUSE, &xprt->state);
 
                if (abort_and_exit)
                        goto out_eagain;