diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
index 8263f7aefedf..04fc342d9840 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ void			xprt_set_retrans_timeout_rtt(struct rpc_task *task);
 void			xprt_wake_pending_tasks(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, int status);
 void			xprt_wait_for_buffer_space(struct rpc_task *task, rpc_action action);
 void			xprt_write_space(struct rpc_xprt *xprt);
-void			xprt_update_rtt(struct rpc_task *task);
 void			xprt_adjust_cwnd(struct rpc_task *task, int result);
 struct rpc_rqst *	xprt_lookup_rqst(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, __be32 xid);
 void			xprt_complete_rqst(struct rpc_task *task, int copied);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
index 6c9997ef386a..698c62712294 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
@@ -774,12 +774,7 @@ struct rpc_rqst *xprt_lookup_rqst(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, __be32 xid)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xprt_lookup_rqst);
 
-/**
- * xprt_update_rtt - update an RPC client's RTT state after receiving a reply
- * @task: RPC request that recently completed
- *
- */
-void xprt_update_rtt(struct rpc_task *task)
+static void xprt_update_rtt(struct rpc_task *task)
 {
 	struct rpc_rqst *req = task->tk_rqstp;
 	struct rpc_rtt *rtt = task->tk_client->cl_rtt;
@@ -787,12 +782,10 @@ void xprt_update_rtt(struct rpc_task *task)
 
 	if (timer) {
 		if (req->rq_ntrans == 1)
-			rpc_update_rtt(rtt, timer,
-					(long)jiffies - req->rq_xtime);
+			rpc_update_rtt(rtt, timer, task->tk_rtt);
 		rpc_set_timeo(rtt, timer, req->rq_ntrans - 1);
 	}
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xprt_update_rtt);
 
 /**
  * xprt_complete_rqst - called when reply processing is complete
@@ -811,6 +804,8 @@ void xprt_complete_rqst(struct rpc_task *task, int copied)
 
 	xprt->stat.recvs++;
 	task->tk_rtt = (long)jiffies - req->rq_xtime;
+	if (xprt->ops->timer != NULL)
+		xprt_update_rtt(task);
 
 	list_del_init(&req->rq_list);
 	req->rq_private_buf.len = copied;
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
index 790a8f31b0bb..3d1dcdf2aef1 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
@@ -844,7 +844,6 @@ static void xs_udp_data_ready(struct sock *sk, int len)
 	dst_confirm(skb_dst(skb));
 
 	xprt_adjust_cwnd(task, copied);
-	xprt_update_rtt(task);
 	xprt_complete_rqst(task, copied);
 
  out_unlock: