diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
index 7459b867d7d6..3e8b3881548d 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
@@ -159,10 +159,7 @@ rpcrdma_sendcq_process_wc(struct ib_wc *wc)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (wc->opcode == IB_WC_FAST_REG_MR)
-		frmr->r.frmr.fr_state = FRMR_IS_VALID;
-	else if (wc->opcode == IB_WC_LOCAL_INV)
-		frmr->r.frmr.fr_state = FRMR_IS_INVALID;
+	frmr->r.frmr.fr_state = FRMR_IS_INVALID;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1727,10 +1724,11 @@ rpcrdma_register_frmr_external(struct rpcrdma_mr_seg *seg,
 	dprintk("RPC:       %s: Using frmr %p to map %d segments\n",
 		__func__, mw, i);
 
+	frmr->fr_state = FRMR_IS_VALID;
+
 	memset(&frmr_wr, 0, sizeof frmr_wr);
 	frmr_wr.wr_id = (unsigned long)(void *)mw;
 	frmr_wr.opcode = IB_WR_FAST_REG_MR;
-	frmr_wr.send_flags = IB_SEND_SIGNALED;
 	frmr_wr.wr.fast_reg.iova_start = seg1->mr_dma;
 	frmr_wr.wr.fast_reg.page_list = frmr->fr_pgl;
 	frmr_wr.wr.fast_reg.page_list_len = page_no;
@@ -1766,6 +1764,7 @@ rpcrdma_register_frmr_external(struct rpcrdma_mr_seg *seg,
 	*nsegs = i;
 	return 0;
 out_err:
+	frmr->fr_state = FRMR_IS_INVALID;
 	while (i--)
 		rpcrdma_unmap_one(ia, --seg);
 	return rc;