diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index 4f1fa1bcb031..3d8219e3b026 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -2154,8 +2154,10 @@ static __poll_t smc_poll(struct file *file, struct socket *sock,
 static int smc_shutdown(struct socket *sock, int how)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
+	bool do_shutdown = true;
 	struct smc_sock *smc;
 	int rc = -EINVAL;
+	int old_state;
 	int rc1 = 0;
 
 	smc = smc_sk(sk);
@@ -2182,7 +2184,11 @@ static int smc_shutdown(struct socket *sock, int how)
 	}
 	switch (how) {
 	case SHUT_RDWR:		/* shutdown in both directions */
+		old_state = sk->sk_state;
 		rc = smc_close_active(smc);
+		if (old_state == SMC_ACTIVE &&
+		    sk->sk_state == SMC_PEERCLOSEWAIT1)
+			do_shutdown = false;
 		break;
 	case SHUT_WR:
 		rc = smc_close_shutdown_write(smc);
@@ -2192,7 +2198,7 @@ static int smc_shutdown(struct socket *sock, int how)
 		/* nothing more to do because peer is not involved */
 		break;
 	}
-	if (smc->clcsock)
+	if (do_shutdown && smc->clcsock)
 		rc1 = kernel_sock_shutdown(smc->clcsock, how);
 	/* map sock_shutdown_cmd constants to sk_shutdown value range */
 	sk->sk_shutdown |= how + 1;