diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
index bf005d3..f34f5ab 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
@@ -1344,7 +1344,6 @@
 	case TCP_CLOSE_WAIT:
 		/* The server initiated a shutdown of the socket */
 		xprt_force_disconnect(xprt);
-	case TCP_SYN_SENT:
 		xprt->connect_cookie++;
 	case TCP_CLOSING:
 		/*
@@ -1758,6 +1757,7 @@
 static int xs_tcp_finish_connecting(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct socket *sock)
 {
 	struct sock_xprt *transport = container_of(xprt, struct sock_xprt, xprt);
+	int ret = -ENOTCONN;
 
 	if (!transport->inet) {
 		struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
@@ -1789,12 +1789,22 @@
 	}
 
 	if (!xprt_bound(xprt))
-		return -ENOTCONN;
+		goto out;
 
 	/* Tell the socket layer to start connecting... */
 	xprt->stat.connect_count++;
 	xprt->stat.connect_start = jiffies;
-	return kernel_connect(sock, xs_addr(xprt), xprt->addrlen, O_NONBLOCK);
+	ret = kernel_connect(sock, xs_addr(xprt), xprt->addrlen, O_NONBLOCK);
+	switch (ret) {
+	case 0:
+	case -EINPROGRESS:
+		/* SYN_SENT! */
+		xprt->connect_cookie++;
+		if (xprt->reestablish_timeout < XS_TCP_INIT_REEST_TO)
+			xprt->reestablish_timeout = XS_TCP_INIT_REEST_TO;
+	}
+out:
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**