diff --git a/net/rds/connection.c b/net/rds/connection.c
index 7c8ab8e973e1..46ac72088f84 100644
--- a/net/rds/connection.c
+++ b/net/rds/connection.c
@@ -120,7 +120,15 @@ static void rds_conn_path_reset(struct rds_conn_path *cp)
 
 	rds_stats_inc(s_conn_reset);
 	rds_send_path_reset(cp);
-	cp->cp_flags = 0;
+
+	/* Clear the bits the reset is responsible for individually: a
+	 * blanket cp_flags = 0 is a plain store that can clobber a
+	 * concurrent atomic read-modify-write on the same word.
+	 * RDS_IN_XMIT and RDS_RECV_REFILL belong to the caller,
+	 * rds_conn_shutdown(), and are left alone here.
+	 */
+	clear_bit(RDS_LL_SEND_FULL, &cp->cp_flags);
+	clear_bit(RDS_RECONNECT_PENDING, &cp->cp_flags);
 
 	/* Do not clear next_rx_seq here, else we cannot distinguish
 	 * retransmitted packets from new packets, and will hand all