struct rpc_xprt *xprt = ep->rep_xprt;
 
        spin_lock_bh(&xprt->transport_lock);
+       if (++xprt->connect_cookie == 0)        /* maintain a reserved value */
+               ++xprt->connect_cookie;
        if (ep->rep_connected > 0) {
                if (!xprt_test_and_set_connected(xprt))
                        xprt_wake_pending_tasks(xprt, 0);
 
        }
        dprintk("RPC:       %s: size %zd, request 0x%p\n", __func__, size, req);
 out:
+       req->rl_connect_cookie = 0;     /* our reserved value */
        return req->rl_xdr_buf;
 
 outfail:
                req->rl_reply->rr_xprt = xprt;
        }
 
-       if (rpcrdma_ep_post(&r_xprt->rx_ia, &r_xprt->rx_ep, req)) {
-               xprt_disconnect_done(xprt);
-               return -ENOTCONN;       /* implies disconnect */
-       }
+       /* Must suppress retransmit to maintain credits */
+       if (req->rl_connect_cookie == xprt->connect_cookie)
+               goto drop_connection;
+       req->rl_connect_cookie = xprt->connect_cookie;
+
+       if (rpcrdma_ep_post(&r_xprt->rx_ia, &r_xprt->rx_ep, req))
+               goto drop_connection;
 
        rqst->rq_bytes_sent = 0;
        return 0;
+
+drop_connection:
+       xprt_disconnect_done(xprt);
+       return -ENOTCONN;       /* implies disconnect */
 }
 
 static void xprt_rdma_print_stats(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct seq_file *seq)
 
        size_t          rl_size;        /* actual length of buffer */
        unsigned int    rl_niovs;       /* 0, 2 or 4 */
        unsigned int    rl_nchunks;     /* non-zero if chunks */
+       unsigned int    rl_connect_cookie;      /* retry detection */
        struct rpcrdma_buffer *rl_buffer; /* home base for this structure */
        struct rpcrdma_rep      *rl_reply;/* holder for reply buffer */
        struct rpcrdma_mr_seg rl_segments[RPCRDMA_MAX_SEGS];/* chunk segments */