diff --git a/net/smc/smc.h b/net/smc/smc.h
index 52145df83f6e..427b6d63b993 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc.h
+++ b/net/smc/smc.h
@@ -277,9 +277,9 @@ struct smc_connection {
 						 * 0 for SMC-R, 32 for SMC-D
 						 */
 	u64			peer_token;	/* SMC-D token of peer */
-	u8			killed : 1;	/* abnormal termination */
-	u8			freed : 1;	/* normal termination */
-	u8			out_of_sync : 1; /* out of sync with peer */
+	u8			killed;		/* abnormal termination */
+	u8			freed;		/* normal termination */
+	u8			out_of_sync;	/* out of sync with peer */
 };
 
 struct smc_sock {				/* smc sock container */
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_rx.c b/net/smc/smc_rx.c
index 5c9e4d8b57de..197fddc6271f 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_rx.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_rx.c
@@ -115,16 +115,15 @@ static void smc_rx_pipe_buf_release(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
 				    struct pipe_buffer *buf)
 {
 	struct smc_spd_priv *priv = (struct smc_spd_priv *)buf->private;
+	struct smc_connection *conn = &priv->smc->conn;
 	struct smc_sock *smc = priv->smc;
-	struct smc_connection *conn;
 	struct sock *sk = &smc->sk;
 
-	if (sk->sk_state == SMC_CLOSED ||
-	    sk->sk_state == SMC_PEERFINCLOSEWAIT ||
-	    sk->sk_state == SMC_APPFINCLOSEWAIT)
-		goto out;
-	conn = &smc->conn;
 	lock_sock(sk);
+	if (conn->freed) {
+		release_sock(sk);
+		goto out;
+	}
 	smc_rx_update_cons(smc, priv->len);
 	release_sock(sk);
 	if (atomic_sub_and_test(priv->len, &conn->splice_pending))