diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c
index 26b792bb1027..d5165a6179d4 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c
@@ -844,6 +844,25 @@ wq_error:
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
+/**
+ * destroy_workqueues - destroy per port workqueues
+ * @dd: the hfi1_ib device
+ */
+static void destroy_workqueues(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
+{
+	int pidx;
+	struct hfi1_pportdata *ppd;
+
+	for (pidx = 0; pidx < dd->num_pports; ++pidx) {
+		ppd = dd->pport + pidx;
+
+		if (ppd->hfi1_wq) {
+			destroy_workqueue(ppd->hfi1_wq);
+			ppd->hfi1_wq = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * enable_general_intr() - Enable the IRQs that will be handled by the
  * general interrupt handler.
@@ -1118,11 +1137,10 @@ static void shutdown_device(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
 		 */
 		hfi1_quiet_serdes(ppd);
 
-		if (ppd->hfi1_wq) {
-			destroy_workqueue(ppd->hfi1_wq);
-			ppd->hfi1_wq = NULL;
-		}
+		if (ppd->hfi1_wq)
+			flush_workqueue(ppd->hfi1_wq);
 		if (ppd->link_wq) {
+			flush_workqueue(ppd->link_wq);
 			destroy_workqueue(ppd->link_wq);
 			ppd->link_wq = NULL;
 		}
@@ -1814,6 +1832,7 @@ static void remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	 * clear dma engines, etc.
 	 */
 	shutdown_device(dd);
+	destroy_workqueues(dd);
 
 	stop_timers(dd);
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/qp.c
index f8e733aa3bb8..acd4400b0092 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/qp.c
@@ -381,7 +381,10 @@ bool _hfi1_schedule_send(struct rvt_qp *qp)
 	struct hfi1_ibport *ibp =
 		to_iport(qp->ibqp.device, qp->port_num);
 	struct hfi1_pportdata *ppd = ppd_from_ibp(ibp);
-	struct hfi1_devdata *dd = dd_from_ibdev(qp->ibqp.device);
+	struct hfi1_devdata *dd = ppd->dd;
+
+	if (dd->flags & HFI1_SHUTDOWN)
+		return true;
 
 	return iowait_schedule(&priv->s_iowait, ppd->hfi1_wq,
 			       priv->s_sde ?
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/tid_rdma.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/tid_rdma.c
index 8a2e0d9351e9..7c6fd720fb2e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/tid_rdma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/tid_rdma.c
@@ -5406,7 +5406,10 @@ static bool _hfi1_schedule_tid_send(struct rvt_qp *qp)
 	struct hfi1_ibport *ibp =
 		to_iport(qp->ibqp.device, qp->port_num);
 	struct hfi1_pportdata *ppd = ppd_from_ibp(ibp);
-	struct hfi1_devdata *dd = dd_from_ibdev(qp->ibqp.device);
+	struct hfi1_devdata *dd = ppd->dd;
+
+	if ((dd->flags & HFI1_SHUTDOWN))
+		return true;
 
 	return iowait_tid_schedule(&priv->s_iowait, ppd->hfi1_wq,
 				   priv->s_sde ?