diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
index ab86b7927f84..bd31208bbb61 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svc_xprt.c
@@ -902,12 +902,13 @@ void svc_delete_xprt(struct svc_xprt *xprt)
 	if (!test_and_set_bit(XPT_DETACHED, &xprt->xpt_flags))
 		list_del_init(&xprt->xpt_list);
 	/*
-	 * We used to delete the transport from whichever list
-	 * it's sk_xprt.xpt_ready node was on, but we don't actually
-	 * need to.  This is because the only time we're called
-	 * while still attached to a queue, the queue itself
-	 * is about to be destroyed (in svc_destroy).
+	 * The only time we're called while xpt_ready is still on a list
+	 * is while the list itself is about to be destroyed (in
+	 * svc_destroy).  BUT svc_xprt_enqueue could still be attempting
+	 * to add new entries to the sp_sockets list, so we can't leave
+	 * a freed xprt on it.
 	 */
+	list_del_init(&xprt->xpt_ready);
 	if (test_bit(XPT_TEMP, &xprt->xpt_flags))
 		serv->sv_tmpcnt--;
 	spin_unlock_bh(&serv->sv_lock);