diff --git a/net/rds/rdma.c b/net/rds/rdma.c
index 94729d9da437..634cfcb7bba6 100644
--- a/net/rds/rdma.c
+++ b/net/rds/rdma.c
@@ -877,6 +877,7 @@ int rds_cmsg_atomic(struct rds_sock *rs, struct rds_message *rm,
 err:
 	if (page)
 		put_page(page);
+	rm->atomic.op_active = 0;
 	kfree(rm->atomic.op_notifier);
 
 	return ret;