diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index 6d7221fe990..396cdbe249d 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -1046,6 +1046,8 @@ call_status(struct rpc_task *task)
 		rpc_delay(task, 3*HZ);
 	case -ETIMEDOUT:
 		task->tk_action = call_timeout;
+		if (task->tk_client->cl_discrtry)
+			xprt_disconnect(task->tk_xprt);
 		break;
 	case -ECONNREFUSED:
 	case -ENOTCONN:
@@ -1169,6 +1171,8 @@ call_decode(struct rpc_task *task)
 out_retry:
 	req->rq_received = req->rq_private_buf.len = 0;
 	task->tk_status = 0;
+	if (task->tk_client->cl_discrtry)
+		xprt_disconnect(task->tk_xprt);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
index ee6ffa01dfb..456a1451030 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
@@ -735,16 +735,6 @@ void xprt_transmit(struct rpc_task *task)
 			xprt_reset_majortimeo(req);
 			/* Turn off autodisconnect */
 			del_singleshot_timer_sync(&xprt->timer);
-		} else {
-			/* If all request bytes have been sent,
-			 * then we must be retransmitting this one */
-			if (!req->rq_bytes_sent) {
-				if (task->tk_client->cl_discrtry) {
-					xprt_disconnect(xprt);
-					task->tk_status = -ENOTCONN;
-					return;
-				}
-			}
 		}
 	} else if (!req->rq_bytes_sent)
 		return;