diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
index 5a1f98494dddf..2845570413360 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
@@ -947,11 +947,15 @@ static int wait_for_reconnect(struct nbd_device *nbd)
 	struct nbd_config *config = nbd->config;
 	if (!config->dead_conn_timeout)
 		return 0;
-	if (test_bit(NBD_RT_DISCONNECTED, &config->runtime_flags))
+
+	if (!wait_event_timeout(config->conn_wait,
+				test_bit(NBD_RT_DISCONNECTED,
+					 &config->runtime_flags) ||
+				atomic_read(&config->live_connections) > 0,
+				config->dead_conn_timeout))
 		return 0;
-	return wait_event_timeout(config->conn_wait,
-				  atomic_read(&config->live_connections) > 0,
-				  config->dead_conn_timeout) > 0;
+
+	return !test_bit(NBD_RT_DISCONNECTED, &config->runtime_flags);
 }
 
 static int nbd_handle_cmd(struct nbd_cmd *cmd, int index)
@@ -2082,6 +2086,7 @@ static void nbd_disconnect_and_put(struct nbd_device *nbd)
 	mutex_lock(&nbd->config_lock);
 	nbd_disconnect(nbd);
 	sock_shutdown(nbd);
+	wake_up(&nbd->config->conn_wait);
 	/*
 	 * Make sure recv thread has finished, we can safely call nbd_clear_que()
 	 * to cancel the inflight I/Os.