diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.c
index 877175563634..06e8ab7825b9 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_verbs.c
@@ -1721,18 +1721,20 @@ int ocrdma_destroy_qp(struct ib_qp *ibqp)
 	struct ocrdma_qp *qp;
 	struct ocrdma_dev *dev;
 	struct ib_qp_attr attrs;
-	int attr_mask = IB_QP_STATE;
+	int attr_mask;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	qp = get_ocrdma_qp(ibqp);
 	dev = get_ocrdma_dev(ibqp->device);
 
-	attrs.qp_state = IB_QPS_ERR;
 	pd = qp->pd;
 
 	/* change the QP state to ERROR */
-	_ocrdma_modify_qp(ibqp, &attrs, attr_mask);
-
+	if (qp->state != OCRDMA_QPS_RST) {
+		attrs.qp_state = IB_QPS_ERR;
+		attr_mask = IB_QP_STATE;
+		_ocrdma_modify_qp(ibqp, &attrs, attr_mask);
+	}
 	/* ensure that CQEs for newly created QP (whose id may be same with
 	 * one which just getting destroyed are same), dont get
 	 * discarded until the old CQEs are discarded.