diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index 5f8046c62d90..f5d4b69dbabc 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -1259,14 +1259,12 @@ static int smc_shutdown(struct socket *sock, int how)
 		rc = smc_close_shutdown_write(smc);
 		break;
 	case SHUT_RD:
-		if (sk->sk_state == SMC_LISTEN)
-			rc = smc_close_active(smc);
-		else
-			rc = 0;
-			/* nothing more to do because peer is not involved */
+		rc = 0;
+		/* nothing more to do because peer is not involved */
 		break;
 	}
-	rc1 = kernel_sock_shutdown(smc->clcsock, how);
+	if (smc->clcsock)
+		rc1 = kernel_sock_shutdown(smc->clcsock, how);
 	/* map sock_shutdown_cmd constants to sk_shutdown value range */
 	sk->sk_shutdown |= how + 1;