diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
index 9d27ac45b909..2926e618dbc6 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
@@ -347,6 +347,9 @@ void			xprt_force_disconnect(struct rpc_xprt *xprt);
 void			xprt_conditional_disconnect(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, unsigned int cookie);
 int			xs_swapper(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, int enable);
 
+bool			xprt_lock_connect(struct rpc_xprt *, struct rpc_task *, void *);
+void			xprt_unlock_connect(struct rpc_xprt *, void *);
+
 /*
  * Reserved bit positions in xprt->state
  */
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
index ebbefad21a37..ff3574df8344 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
@@ -690,6 +690,37 @@ xprt_init_autodisconnect(unsigned long data)
 	spin_unlock(&xprt->transport_lock);
 }
 
+bool xprt_lock_connect(struct rpc_xprt *xprt,
+		struct rpc_task *task,
+		void *cookie)
+{
+	bool ret = false;
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&xprt->transport_lock);
+	if (!test_bit(XPRT_LOCKED, &xprt->state))
+		goto out;
+	if (xprt->snd_task != task)
+		goto out;
+	xprt->snd_task = cookie;
+	ret = true;
+out:
+	spin_unlock_bh(&xprt->transport_lock);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void xprt_unlock_connect(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, void *cookie)
+{
+	spin_lock_bh(&xprt->transport_lock);
+	if (xprt->snd_task != cookie)
+		goto out;
+	if (!test_bit(XPRT_LOCKED, &xprt->state))
+		goto out;
+	xprt->snd_task =NULL;
+	xprt->ops->release_xprt(xprt, NULL);
+out:
+	spin_unlock_bh(&xprt->transport_lock);
+}
+
 /**
  * xprt_connect - schedule a transport connect operation
  * @task: RPC task that is requesting the connect
@@ -712,9 +743,7 @@ void xprt_connect(struct rpc_task *task)
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(XPRT_CLOSE_WAIT, &xprt->state))
 		xprt->ops->close(xprt);
 
-	if (xprt_connected(xprt))
-		xprt_release_write(xprt, task);
-	else {
+	if (!xprt_connected(xprt)) {
 		task->tk_rqstp->rq_bytes_sent = 0;
 		task->tk_timeout = task->tk_rqstp->rq_timeout;
 		rpc_sleep_on(&xprt->pending, task, xprt_connect_status);
@@ -726,6 +755,7 @@ void xprt_connect(struct rpc_task *task)
 		xprt->stat.connect_start = jiffies;
 		xprt->ops->connect(xprt, task);
 	}
+	xprt_release_write(xprt, task);
 }
 
 static void xprt_connect_status(struct rpc_task *task)
@@ -758,7 +788,6 @@ static void xprt_connect_status(struct rpc_task *task)
 		dprintk("RPC: %5u xprt_connect_status: error %d connecting to "
 				"server %s\n", task->tk_pid, -task->tk_status,
 				xprt->servername);
-		xprt_release_write(xprt, task);
 		task->tk_status = -EIO;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
index 0fa7ed93dc20..e57d8ed2c4d8 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
@@ -852,8 +852,6 @@ static void xs_close(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 
 	dprintk("RPC:       xs_close xprt %p\n", xprt);
 
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&transport->connect_worker);
-
 	xs_reset_transport(transport);
 	xprt->reestablish_timeout = 0;
 
@@ -2101,6 +2099,7 @@ static void xs_udp_setup_socket(struct work_struct *work)
 	trace_rpc_socket_connect(xprt, sock, 0);
 	status = 0;
 out:
+	xprt_unlock_connect(xprt, transport);
 	xprt_clear_connecting(xprt);
 	xprt_wake_pending_tasks(xprt, status);
 }
@@ -2286,6 +2285,7 @@ static void xs_tcp_setup_socket(struct work_struct *work)
 	case 0:
 	case -EINPROGRESS:
 	case -EALREADY:
+		xprt_unlock_connect(xprt, transport);
 		xprt_clear_connecting(xprt);
 		return;
 	case -EINVAL:
@@ -2303,6 +2303,7 @@ static void xs_tcp_setup_socket(struct work_struct *work)
 out_eagain:
 	status = -EAGAIN;
 out:
+	xprt_unlock_connect(xprt, transport);
 	xprt_clear_connecting(xprt);
 	xprt_wake_pending_tasks(xprt, status);
 }
@@ -2325,6 +2326,8 @@ static void xs_connect(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct rpc_task *task)
 {
 	struct sock_xprt *transport = container_of(xprt, struct sock_xprt, xprt);
 
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!xprt_lock_connect(xprt, task, transport));
+
 	if (transport->sock != NULL && !RPC_IS_SOFTCONN(task)) {
 		dprintk("RPC:       xs_connect delayed xprt %p for %lu "
 				"seconds\n",