diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index cfd1b1bf7e35..09f29a95f2bc 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -2326,12 +2326,13 @@ call_transmit_status(struct rpc_task *task)
 		task->tk_action = call_transmit;
 		task->tk_status = 0;
 		break;
-	case -ECONNREFUSED:
 	case -EHOSTDOWN:
 	case -ENETDOWN:
 	case -EHOSTUNREACH:
 	case -ENETUNREACH:
 	case -EPERM:
+		break;
+	case -ECONNREFUSED:
 		if (RPC_IS_SOFTCONN(task)) {
 			if (!task->tk_msg.rpc_proc->p_proc)
 				trace_xprt_ping(task->tk_xprt,