diff --git a/nbd/server.c b/nbd/server.c
index a4750e41880ab8a244df60277c1713d2d45478d7..848836d41405ac3ddf9ae20af5cafd4de0b676d8 100644
--- a/nbd/server.c
+++ b/nbd/server.c
@@ -2667,6 +2667,8 @@ static coroutine_fn void nbd_trip(void *opaque)
         goto disconnect;
     }
 
+    qio_channel_set_cork(client->ioc, true);
+
     if (ret < 0) {
         /* It wasn't -EIO, so, according to nbd_co_receive_request()
          * semantics, we should return the error to the client. */
@@ -2692,6 +2694,7 @@ static coroutine_fn void nbd_trip(void *opaque)
         goto disconnect;
     }
 
+    qio_channel_set_cork(client->ioc, false);
 done:
     nbd_request_put(req);
     nbd_client_put(client);