diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index 18f5392aa550..af1dfc2a8fb1 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -1464,20 +1464,13 @@ void rpc_force_rebind(struct rpc_clnt *clnt)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rpc_force_rebind);
 
-/*
- * Restart an (async) RPC call from the call_prepare state.
- * Usually called from within the exit handler.
- */
-int
-rpc_restart_call_prepare(struct rpc_task *task)
+static int
+__rpc_restart_call(struct rpc_task *task, void (*action)(struct rpc_task *))
 {
-	task->tk_action = call_start;
 	task->tk_status = 0;
-	if (task->tk_ops->rpc_call_prepare != NULL)
-		task->tk_action = rpc_prepare_task;
+	task->tk_action = action;
 	return 1;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rpc_restart_call_prepare);
 
 /*
  * Restart an (async) RPC call. Usually called from within the
@@ -1486,12 +1479,23 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rpc_restart_call_prepare);
 int
 rpc_restart_call(struct rpc_task *task)
 {
-	task->tk_action = call_start;
-	task->tk_status = 0;
-	return 1;
+	return __rpc_restart_call(task, call_start);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rpc_restart_call);
 
+/*
+ * Restart an (async) RPC call from the call_prepare state.
+ * Usually called from within the exit handler.
+ */
+int
+rpc_restart_call_prepare(struct rpc_task *task)
+{
+	if (task->tk_ops->rpc_call_prepare != NULL)
+		return __rpc_restart_call(task, rpc_prepare_task);
+	return rpc_restart_call(task);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rpc_restart_call_prepare);
+
 const char
 *rpc_proc_name(const struct rpc_task *task)
 {