diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/bc_xprt.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/bc_xprt.h
index 4397a4824c81..28721cf73ec3 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/bc_xprt.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/bc_xprt.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #ifdef CONFIG_SUNRPC_BACKCHANNEL
 struct rpc_rqst *xprt_lookup_bc_request(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, __be32 xid);
 void xprt_complete_bc_request(struct rpc_rqst *req, uint32_t copied);
+void xprt_init_bc_request(struct rpc_rqst *req, struct rpc_task *task);
 void xprt_free_bc_request(struct rpc_rqst *req);
 int xprt_setup_backchannel(struct rpc_xprt *, unsigned int min_reqs);
 void xprt_destroy_backchannel(struct rpc_xprt *, unsigned int max_reqs);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index 64159716be30..dcefbf406482 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -1138,7 +1138,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rpc_call_async);
 struct rpc_task *rpc_run_bc_task(struct rpc_rqst *req)
 {
 	struct rpc_task *task;
-	struct xdr_buf *xbufp = &req->rq_snd_buf;
 	struct rpc_task_setup task_setup_data = {
 		.callback_ops = &rpc_default_ops,
 		.flags = RPC_TASK_SOFTCONN |
@@ -1150,14 +1149,7 @@ struct rpc_task *rpc_run_bc_task(struct rpc_rqst *req)
 	 * Create an rpc_task to send the data
 	 */
 	task = rpc_new_task(&task_setup_data);
-	task->tk_rqstp = req;
-
-	/*
-	 * Set up the xdr_buf length.
-	 * This also indicates that the buffer is XDR encoded already.
-	 */
-	xbufp->len = xbufp->head[0].iov_len + xbufp->page_len +
-			xbufp->tail[0].iov_len;
+	xprt_init_bc_request(req, task);
 
 	task->tk_action = call_bc_transmit;
 	atomic_inc(&task->tk_count);
@@ -2064,6 +2056,8 @@ call_bc_transmit(struct rpc_task *task)
 
 	if (rpc_task_need_encode(task))
 		xprt_request_enqueue_transmit(task);
+	if (!test_bit(RPC_TASK_NEED_XMIT, &task->tk_runstate))
+		goto out_wakeup;
 
 	if (!xprt_prepare_transmit(task))
 		goto out_retry;
@@ -2073,13 +2067,11 @@ call_bc_transmit(struct rpc_task *task)
 			"error: %d\n", task->tk_status);
 		goto out_done;
 	}
-	if (req->rq_connect_cookie != req->rq_xprt->connect_cookie)
-		req->rq_bytes_sent = 0;
 
 	xprt_transmit(task);
 
 	if (task->tk_status == -EAGAIN)
-		goto out_nospace;
+		goto out_retry;
 
 	xprt_end_transmit(task);
 	dprint_status(task);
@@ -2119,12 +2111,11 @@ call_bc_transmit(struct rpc_task *task)
 			"error: %d\n", task->tk_status);
 		break;
 	}
+out_wakeup:
 	rpc_wake_up_queued_task(&req->rq_xprt->pending, task);
 out_done:
 	task->tk_action = rpc_exit_task;
 	return;
-out_nospace:
-	req->rq_connect_cookie = req->rq_xprt->connect_cookie;
 out_retry:
 	task->tk_status = 0;
 }
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
index 613f558a3791..f5be739492d4 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
@@ -1390,6 +1390,12 @@ void xprt_free(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xprt_free);
 
+static void
+xprt_init_connect_cookie(struct rpc_rqst *req, struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
+{
+	req->rq_connect_cookie = xprt_connect_cookie(xprt) - 1;
+}
+
 static __be32
 xprt_alloc_xid(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 {
@@ -1418,7 +1424,7 @@ xprt_request_init(struct rpc_task *task)
 	req->rq_xprt    = xprt;
 	req->rq_buffer  = NULL;
 	req->rq_xid	= xprt_alloc_xid(xprt);
-	req->rq_connect_cookie = xprt_connect_cookie(xprt) - 1;
+	xprt_init_connect_cookie(req, xprt);
 	req->rq_bytes_sent = 0;
 	req->rq_snd_buf.len = 0;
 	req->rq_snd_buf.buflen = 0;
@@ -1552,6 +1558,25 @@ void xprt_release(struct rpc_task *task)
 		xprt_free_bc_request(req);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SUNRPC_BACKCHANNEL
+void
+xprt_init_bc_request(struct rpc_rqst *req, struct rpc_task *task)
+{
+	struct xdr_buf *xbufp = &req->rq_snd_buf;
+
+	task->tk_rqstp = req;
+	req->rq_task = task;
+	xprt_init_connect_cookie(req, req->rq_xprt);
+	/*
+	 * Set up the xdr_buf length.
+	 * This also indicates that the buffer is XDR encoded already.
+	 */
+	xbufp->len = xbufp->head[0].iov_len + xbufp->page_len +
+		xbufp->tail[0].iov_len;
+	req->rq_bytes_sent = 0;
+}
+#endif
+
 static void xprt_init(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct net *net)
 {
 	kref_init(&xprt->kref);