diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_recvfrom.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_recvfrom.c
index c22d6b6f2db4..f3a108a864ad 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_recvfrom.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_recvfrom.c
@@ -457,8 +457,6 @@ static int rdma_read_complete(struct svc_rqst *rqstp,
 		ret, rqstp->rq_arg.len,	rqstp->rq_arg.head[0].iov_base,
 		rqstp->rq_arg.head[0].iov_len);
 
-	/* Indicate that we've consumed an RQ credit */
-	rqstp->rq_xprt_ctxt = rqstp->rq_xprt;
 	svc_xprt_received(rqstp->rq_xprt);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -480,13 +478,6 @@ int svc_rdma_recvfrom(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 
 	dprintk("svcrdma: rqstp=%p\n", rqstp);
 
-	/*
-	 * The rq_xprt_ctxt indicates if we've consumed an RQ credit
-	 * or not. It is used in the rdma xpo_release_rqst function to
-	 * determine whether or not to return an RQ WQE to the RQ.
-	 */
-	rqstp->rq_xprt_ctxt = NULL;
-
 	spin_lock_bh(&rdma_xprt->sc_read_complete_lock);
 	if (!list_empty(&rdma_xprt->sc_read_complete_q)) {
 		ctxt = list_entry(rdma_xprt->sc_read_complete_q.next,
@@ -550,9 +541,6 @@ int svc_rdma_recvfrom(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	/* Indicate we've consumed an RQ credit */
-	rqstp->rq_xprt_ctxt = rqstp->rq_xprt;
-
 	ret = rqstp->rq_arg.head[0].iov_len
 		+ rqstp->rq_arg.page_len
 		+ rqstp->rq_arg.tail[0].iov_len;
@@ -569,11 +557,8 @@ int svc_rdma_recvfrom(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 	return ret;
 
  close_out:
-	if (ctxt) {
+	if (ctxt)
 		svc_rdma_put_context(ctxt, 1);
-		/* Indicate we've consumed an RQ credit */
-		rqstp->rq_xprt_ctxt = rqstp->rq_xprt;
-	}
 	dprintk("svcrdma: transport %p is closing\n", xprt);
 	/*
 	 * Set the close bit and enqueue it. svc_recv will see the
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_sendto.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_sendto.c
index 981f190c1b39..f61d7bd105fb 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_sendto.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_sendto.c
@@ -389,6 +389,16 @@ static int send_reply(struct svcxprt_rdma *rdma,
 	int page_no;
 	int ret;
 
+	/* Post a recv buffer to handle another request. */
+	ret = svc_rdma_post_recv(rdma);
+	if (ret) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO
+		       "svcrdma: could not post a receive buffer, err=%d."
+		       "Closing transport %p.\n", ret, rdma);
+		set_bit(XPT_CLOSE, &rdma->sc_xprt.xpt_flags);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	/* Prepare the context */
 	ctxt->pages[0] = page;
 	ctxt->count = 1;
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_transport.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_transport.c
index af408fc12634..1e0af2f205e9 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_transport.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_transport.c
@@ -910,27 +910,8 @@ static struct svc_xprt *svc_rdma_accept(struct svc_xprt *xprt)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-/*
- * Post an RQ WQE to the RQ when the rqst is being released. This
- * effectively returns an RQ credit to the client. The rq_xprt_ctxt
- * will be null if the request is deferred due to an RDMA_READ or the
- * transport had no data ready (EAGAIN). Note that an RPC deferred in
- * svc_process will still return the credit, this is because the data
- * is copied and no longer consume a WQE/WC.
- */
 static void svc_rdma_release_rqst(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
 {
-	int err;
-	struct svcxprt_rdma *rdma =
-		container_of(rqstp->rq_xprt, struct svcxprt_rdma, sc_xprt);
-	if (rqstp->rq_xprt_ctxt) {
-		BUG_ON(rqstp->rq_xprt_ctxt != rdma);
-		err = svc_rdma_post_recv(rdma);
-		if (err)
-			dprintk("svcrdma: failed to post an RQ WQE error=%d\n",
-				err);
-	}
-	rqstp->rq_xprt_ctxt = NULL;
 }
 
 /*