break;
        case TCP_CLOSE_WAIT:
                /* The server initiated a shutdown of the socket */
-               set_bit(XPRT_CLOSING, &xprt->state);
                xprt_force_disconnect(xprt);
        case TCP_SYN_SENT:
                xprt->connect_cookie++;
                        xprt->reestablish_timeout = XS_TCP_INIT_REEST_TO;
                break;
        case TCP_LAST_ACK:
+               set_bit(XPRT_CLOSING, &xprt->state);
                smp_mb__before_clear_bit();
                clear_bit(XPRT_CONNECTED, &xprt->state);
                smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
 {
        struct rpc_xprt *xprt = task->tk_xprt;
 
-       /* Initiate graceful shutdown of the socket if not already done */
-       if (test_bit(XPRT_CONNECTED, &xprt->state))
-               xs_tcp_shutdown(xprt);
        /* Exit if we need to wait for socket shutdown to complete */
        if (test_bit(XPRT_CLOSING, &xprt->state))
                return;