diff --git a/net/rds/tcp_listen.c b/net/rds/tcp_listen.c
index 492dcc6568bf..b5786227623c 100644
--- a/net/rds/tcp_listen.c
+++ b/net/rds/tcp_listen.c
@@ -291,6 +291,8 @@ int rds_tcp_accept_one(struct rds_tcp_net *rtn)
 	    new_sock->sk->sk_state == TCP_LAST_ACK ||
 	    new_sock->sk->sk_state == TCP_CLOSE)
 		rds_conn_path_drop(cp, 0);
+	else
+		queue_delayed_work(cp->cp_wq, &cp->cp_recv_w, 0);
 
 	new_sock = NULL;
 	ret = 0;