diff --git a/net/smc/smc_rx.c b/net/smc/smc_rx.c
index 413a6abf227e..000002642288 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_rx.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_rx.c
@@ -211,8 +211,7 @@ int smc_rx_wait(struct smc_sock *smc, long *timeo,
 	rc = sk_wait_event(sk, timeo,
 			   sk->sk_err ||
 			   sk->sk_shutdown & RCV_SHUTDOWN ||
-			   fcrit(conn) ||
-			   smc_cdc_rxed_any_close_or_senddone(conn),
+			   fcrit(conn),
 			   &wait);
 	remove_wait_queue(sk_sleep(sk), &wait);
 	sk_clear_bit(SOCKWQ_ASYNC_WAITDATA, sk);
@@ -310,7 +309,6 @@ int smc_rx_recvmsg(struct smc_sock *smc, struct msghdr *msg,
 			smc_rx_update_cons(smc, 0);
 
 		if (sk->sk_shutdown & RCV_SHUTDOWN ||
-		    smc_cdc_rxed_any_close_or_senddone(conn) ||
 		    conn->local_tx_ctrl.conn_state_flags.peer_conn_abort)
 			break;