diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
index bee4154..37c5475 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
@@ -773,6 +773,7 @@
 	dprintk("RPC:       xs_close xprt %p\n", xprt);
 
 	xs_reset_transport(transport);
+	xprt->reestablish_timeout = 0;
 
 	smp_mb__before_clear_bit();
 	clear_bit(XPRT_CONNECTION_ABORT, &xprt->state);
@@ -1264,6 +1265,12 @@
 	if (xprt->shutdown)
 		goto out;
 
+	/* Any data means we had a useful conversation, so
+	 * the we don't need to delay the next reconnect
+	 */
+	if (xprt->reestablish_timeout)
+		xprt->reestablish_timeout = 0;
+
 	/* We use rd_desc to pass struct xprt to xs_tcp_data_recv */
 	rd_desc.arg.data = xprt;
 	do {
@@ -2034,6 +2041,8 @@
 				   &transport->connect_worker,
 				   xprt->reestablish_timeout);
 		xprt->reestablish_timeout <<= 1;
+		if (xprt->reestablish_timeout < XS_TCP_INIT_REEST_TO)
+			xprt->reestablish_timeout = XS_TCP_INIT_REEST_TO;
 		if (xprt->reestablish_timeout > XS_TCP_MAX_REEST_TO)
 			xprt->reestablish_timeout = XS_TCP_MAX_REEST_TO;
 	} else {