diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
index 993bc5c444a4..7ddab4ed5d03 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
@@ -245,8 +245,17 @@ rpcrdma_cm_event_handler(struct rdma_cm_id *id, struct rdma_cm_event *event)
 		complete(&ep->re_done);
 		return 0;
 	case RDMA_CM_EVENT_ADDR_CHANGE:
-		ep->re_connect_status = -ENODEV;
-		goto disconnected;
+		switch (xchg(&ep->re_connect_status, -ENODEV)) {
+		case 0:
+			goto wake_connect_worker;
+		case 1:
+			/* The later DISCONNECTED event balances the
+			 * ESTABLISHED get; do not put here.
+			 */
+			rpcrdma_force_disconnect(ep);
+			return 0;
+		}
+		return 0;
 	case RDMA_CM_EVENT_ESTABLISHED:
 		rpcrdma_ep_get(ep);
 		ep->re_connect_status = 1;
@@ -269,7 +278,6 @@ rpcrdma_cm_event_handler(struct rdma_cm_id *id, struct rdma_cm_event *event)
 		return 0;
 	case RDMA_CM_EVENT_DISCONNECTED:
 		ep->re_connect_status = -ECONNABORTED;
-disconnected:
 		rpcrdma_force_disconnect(ep);
 		return rpcrdma_ep_put(ep);
 	default: