kmem_cache_free(rds_tcp_conn_slab, tc);
 }
 
+static bool list_has_conn(struct list_head *list, struct rds_connection *conn)
+{
+       struct rds_tcp_connection *tc, *_tc;
+
+       list_for_each_entry_safe(tc, _tc, list, t_tcp_node) {
+               if (tc->t_cpath->cp_conn == conn)
+                       return true;
+       }
+       return false;
+}
+
 static void rds_tcp_destroy_conns(void)
 {
        struct rds_tcp_connection *tc, *_tc;
 
        /* avoid calling conn_destroy with irqs off */
        spin_lock_irq(&rds_tcp_conn_lock);
-       list_splice(&rds_tcp_conn_list, &tmp_list);
-       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rds_tcp_conn_list);
+       list_for_each_entry_safe(tc, _tc, &rds_tcp_conn_list, t_tcp_node) {
+               if (!list_has_conn(&tmp_list, tc->t_cpath->cp_conn))
+                       list_move_tail(&tc->t_tcp_node, &tmp_list);
+       }
        spin_unlock_irq(&rds_tcp_conn_lock);
 
        list_for_each_entry_safe(tc, _tc, &tmp_list, t_tcp_node)
        .size = sizeof(struct rds_tcp_net),
 };
 
+/* explicitly send a RST on each socket, thereby releasing any socket refcnts
+ * that may otherwise hold up netns deletion.
+ */
+static void rds_tcp_conn_paths_destroy(struct rds_connection *conn)
+{
+       struct rds_conn_path *cp;
+       struct rds_tcp_connection *tc;
+       int i;
+       struct sock *sk;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < RDS_MPATH_WORKERS; i++) {
+               cp = &conn->c_path[i];
+               tc = cp->cp_transport_data;
+               if (!tc->t_sock)
+                       continue;
+               sk = tc->t_sock->sk;
+               sk->sk_prot->disconnect(sk, 0);
+               tcp_done(sk);
+       }
+}
+
 static void rds_tcp_kill_sock(struct net *net)
 {
        struct rds_tcp_connection *tc, *_tc;
-       struct sock *sk;
        LIST_HEAD(tmp_list);
        struct rds_tcp_net *rtn = net_generic(net, rds_tcp_netid);
 
 
                if (net != c_net || !tc->t_sock)
                        continue;
-               list_move_tail(&tc->t_tcp_node, &tmp_list);
+               if (!list_has_conn(&tmp_list, tc->t_cpath->cp_conn))
+                       list_move_tail(&tc->t_tcp_node, &tmp_list);
        }
        spin_unlock_irq(&rds_tcp_conn_lock);
        list_for_each_entry_safe(tc, _tc, &tmp_list, t_tcp_node) {
-               sk = tc->t_sock->sk;
-               sk->sk_prot->disconnect(sk, 0);
-               tcp_done(sk);
+               rds_tcp_conn_paths_destroy(tc->t_cpath->cp_conn);
                rds_conn_destroy(tc->t_cpath->cp_conn);
        }
 }