diff --git a/net/rds/tcp.c b/net/rds/tcp.c
index d24f6c142d03..b411bb764f07 100644
--- a/net/rds/tcp.c
+++ b/net/rds/tcp.c
@@ -551,6 +551,13 @@ static void rds_tcp_kill_sock(struct net *net)
 	}
 }
 
+void *rds_tcp_listen_sock_def_readable(struct net *net)
+{
+	struct rds_tcp_net *rtn = net_generic(net, rds_tcp_netid);
+
+	return rtn->rds_tcp_listen_sock->sk->sk_user_data;
+}
+
 static int rds_tcp_dev_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 			     unsigned long event, void *ptr)
 {
diff --git a/net/rds/tcp.h b/net/rds/tcp.h
index 1c3160faa963..9a1cc8906576 100644
--- a/net/rds/tcp.h
+++ b/net/rds/tcp.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ void rds_tcp_listen_stop(struct socket *);
 void rds_tcp_listen_data_ready(struct sock *sk);
 int rds_tcp_accept_one(struct socket *sock);
 int rds_tcp_keepalive(struct socket *sock);
+void *rds_tcp_listen_sock_def_readable(struct net *net);
 
 /* tcp_recv.c */
 int rds_tcp_recv_init(void);
diff --git a/net/rds/tcp_listen.c b/net/rds/tcp_listen.c
index ca975a217a49..73040e319e4b 100644
--- a/net/rds/tcp_listen.c
+++ b/net/rds/tcp_listen.c
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ void rds_tcp_listen_data_ready(struct sock *sk)
 	 */
 	if (sk->sk_state == TCP_LISTEN)
 		rds_tcp_accept_work(sk);
+	else
+		ready = rds_tcp_listen_sock_def_readable(sock_net(sk));
 
 out:
 	read_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock);