diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index 0222ad4523a9d..258ebc194ee2b 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -1065,10 +1065,13 @@ rpc_task_get_next_xprt(struct rpc_clnt *clnt)
 static
 void rpc_task_set_transport(struct rpc_task *task, struct rpc_clnt *clnt)
 {
-	if (task->tk_xprt &&
-			!(test_bit(XPRT_OFFLINE, &task->tk_xprt->state) &&
-                        (task->tk_flags & RPC_TASK_MOVEABLE)))
-		return;
+	if (task->tk_xprt) {
+		if (!(test_bit(XPRT_OFFLINE, &task->tk_xprt->state) &&
+		      (task->tk_flags & RPC_TASK_MOVEABLE)))
+			return;
+		xprt_release(task);
+		xprt_put(task->tk_xprt);
+	}
 	if (task->tk_flags & RPC_TASK_NO_ROUND_ROBIN)
 		task->tk_xprt = rpc_task_get_first_xprt(clnt);
 	else