diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index 2b803383c7b3..f0bbd6cb4e39 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -2157,6 +2157,7 @@ call_connect_status(struct rpc_task *task)
 	task->tk_status = 0;
 	switch (status) {
 	case -ECONNREFUSED:
+	case -ECONNRESET:
 		/* A positive refusal suggests a rebind is needed. */
 		if (RPC_IS_SOFTCONN(task))
 			break;
@@ -2165,7 +2166,6 @@ call_connect_status(struct rpc_task *task)
 			goto out_retry;
 		}
 		fallthrough;
-	case -ECONNRESET:
 	case -ECONNABORTED:
 	case -ENETDOWN:
 	case -ENETUNREACH: