client.go  | 4 +++-
 torrent.go | 2 +-

diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index e641ffab74588b9c7d767f5648e2f0588bd5b14c..bc9bafbbd8fd95b065ebd03bc154426729fc37e9 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -771,7 +771,9 @@ 			cl.lock()
 			if !opts.receivedHolepunchConnect {
 				g.MakeMapIfNilAndSet(&cl.undialableWithoutHolepunch, holepunchAddr, struct{}{})
 			}
-			opts.t.startHolepunchRendezvous(holepunchAddr)
+			if !opts.skipHolepunchRendezvous {
+				opts.t.trySendHolepunchRendezvous(holepunchAddr)
+			}
 			cl.unlock()
 		}
 		err = fmt.Errorf("all initial dials failed")
diff --git a/torrent.go b/torrent.go
index ad89b45391cc9df92616888a369c67b09245b0e2..49ae06054d4b362c87f892652f15e9c1e0a7bed4 100644
--- a/torrent.go
+++ b/torrent.go
@@ -2825,7 +2825,7 @@ 		return fmt.Errorf("unhandled msg type %v", msg.MsgType)
 	}
 }
 
-func (t *Torrent) startHolepunchRendezvous(addrPort netip.AddrPort) error {
+func (t *Torrent) trySendHolepunchRendezvous(addrPort netip.AddrPort) error {
 	rzsSent := 0
 	for pc := range t.conns {
 		if !pc.supportsExtension(utHolepunch.ExtensionName) {