diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
index c5e52f66d3d4..6de9f9943a0e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
@@ -914,6 +914,7 @@ static int nbd_reconnect_socket(struct nbd_device *nbd, unsigned long arg)
 			continue;
 		}
 		sk_set_memalloc(sock->sk);
+		sock->sk->sk_sndtimeo = nbd->tag_set.timeout;
 		atomic_inc(&config->recv_threads);
 		refcount_inc(&nbd->config_refs);
 		old = nsock->sock;
@@ -1083,6 +1084,7 @@ static int nbd_start_device(struct nbd_device *nbd)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 		sk_set_memalloc(config->socks[i]->sock->sk);
+		config->socks[i]->sock->sk->sk_sndtimeo = nbd->tag_set.timeout;
 		atomic_inc(&config->recv_threads);
 		refcount_inc(&nbd->config_refs);
 		INIT_WORK(&args->work, recv_work);