static int rxrpc_release_sock(struct sock *sk)
 {
        struct rxrpc_sock *rx = rxrpc_sk(sk);
-       struct rxrpc_net *rxnet = rxrpc_net(sock_net(&rx->sk));
 
        _enter("%p{%d,%d}", sk, sk->sk_state, refcount_read(&sk->sk_refcnt));
 
        rxrpc_release_calls_on_socket(rx);
        flush_workqueue(rxrpc_workqueue);
        rxrpc_purge_queue(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
-       rxrpc_queue_work(&rxnet->service_conn_reaper);
-       rxrpc_queue_work(&rxnet->client_conn_reaper);
 
        rxrpc_unuse_local(rx->local);
        rx->local = NULL;
 
 
        _leave("");
 }
+
+/*
+ * Clean up the client connections on a local endpoint.
+ */
+void rxrpc_clean_up_local_conns(struct rxrpc_local *local)
+{
+       struct rxrpc_connection *conn, *tmp;
+       struct rxrpc_net *rxnet = local->rxnet;
+       unsigned int nr_active;
+       LIST_HEAD(graveyard);
+
+       _enter("");
+
+       spin_lock(&rxnet->client_conn_cache_lock);
+       nr_active = rxnet->nr_active_client_conns;
+
+       list_for_each_entry_safe(conn, tmp, &rxnet->idle_client_conns,
+                                cache_link) {
+               if (conn->params.local == local) {
+                       ASSERTCMP(conn->cache_state, ==, RXRPC_CONN_CLIENT_IDLE);
+
+                       trace_rxrpc_client(conn, -1, rxrpc_client_discard);
+                       if (!test_and_clear_bit(RXRPC_CONN_EXPOSED, &conn->flags))
+                               BUG();
+                       conn->cache_state = RXRPC_CONN_CLIENT_INACTIVE;
+                       list_move(&conn->cache_link, &graveyard);
+                       nr_active--;
+               }
+       }
+
+       rxnet->nr_active_client_conns = nr_active;
+       spin_unlock(&rxnet->client_conn_cache_lock);
+       ASSERTCMP(nr_active, >=, 0);
+
+       while (!list_empty(&graveyard)) {
+               conn = list_entry(graveyard.next,
+                                 struct rxrpc_connection, cache_link);
+               list_del_init(&conn->cache_link);
+
+               rxrpc_put_connection(conn);
+       }
+
+       _leave(" [culled]");
+}
 
                if (conn->state == RXRPC_CONN_SERVICE_PREALLOC)
                        continue;
 
-               if (rxnet->live) {
+               if (rxnet->live && !conn->params.local->dead) {
                        idle_timestamp = READ_ONCE(conn->idle_timestamp);
                        expire_at = idle_timestamp + rxrpc_connection_expiry * HZ;
                        if (conn->params.local->service_closed)
 
 
        _enter("%d", local->debug_id);
 
+       local->dead = true;
+
        mutex_lock(&rxnet->local_mutex);
        list_del_init(&local->link);
        mutex_unlock(&rxnet->local_mutex);
 
-       ASSERT(RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&local->client_conns));
+       rxrpc_clean_up_local_conns(local);
+       rxrpc_service_connection_reaper(&rxnet->service_conn_reaper);
        ASSERT(!local->service);
 
        if (socket) {