diff --git a/net/rds/loop.c b/net/rds/loop.c
index f2bf78de5688..dac6218a460e 100644
--- a/net/rds/loop.c
+++ b/net/rds/loop.c
@@ -193,4 +193,5 @@ struct rds_transport rds_loop_transport = {
 	.inc_copy_to_user	= rds_message_inc_copy_to_user,
 	.inc_free		= rds_loop_inc_free,
 	.t_name			= "loopback",
+	.t_type			= RDS_TRANS_LOOP,
 };
diff --git a/net/rds/rds.h b/net/rds/rds.h
index 30a51fec0f63..edfc3397aa24 100644
--- a/net/rds/rds.h
+++ b/net/rds/rds.h
@@ -440,6 +440,11 @@ struct rds_notifier {
 	int			n_status;
 };
 
+/* Available as part of RDS core, so doesn't need to participate
+ * in get_preferred transport etc
+ */
+#define	RDS_TRANS_LOOP	3
+
 /**
  * struct rds_transport -  transport specific behavioural hooks
  *
diff --git a/net/rds/recv.c b/net/rds/recv.c
index cbfabdf3ff48..f16ee1b13b8d 100644
--- a/net/rds/recv.c
+++ b/net/rds/recv.c
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ static void rds_recv_rcvbuf_delta(struct rds_sock *rs, struct sock *sk,
 		return;
 
 	rs->rs_rcv_bytes += delta;
+
+	/* loop transport doesn't send/recv congestion updates */
+	if (rs->rs_transport->t_type == RDS_TRANS_LOOP)
+		return;
+
 	now_congested = rs->rs_rcv_bytes > rds_sk_rcvbuf(rs);
 
 	rdsdebug("rs %p (%pI4:%u) recv bytes %d buf %d "