diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_classes.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_classes.h
index 4df887af66a5..7fc35cf0cddf 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_classes.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_classes.h
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ struct ehca_mod_qp_parm {
 /* struct for tracking if cqes have been reported to the application */
 struct ehca_qmap_entry {
 	u16 app_wr_id;
-	u16 reported;
+	u8 reported;
+	u8 cqe_req;
 };
 
 struct ehca_queue_map {
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ struct ehca_queue_map {
 	unsigned int entries;
 	unsigned int tail;
 	unsigned int left_to_poll;
+	unsigned int next_wqe_idx;   /* Idx to first wqe to be flushed */
 };
 
 struct ehca_qp {
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_qp.c
index 9e05ee2db39b..cadbf0cdd910 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_qp.c
@@ -435,9 +435,13 @@ static void reset_queue_map(struct ehca_queue_map *qmap)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	qmap->tail = 0;
-	for (i = 0; i < qmap->entries; i++)
+	qmap->tail = qmap->entries - 1;
+	qmap->left_to_poll = 0;
+	qmap->next_wqe_idx = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < qmap->entries; i++) {
 		qmap->map[i].reported = 1;
+		qmap->map[i].cqe_req = 0;
+	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1121,6 +1125,7 @@ static int calc_left_cqes(u64 wqe_p, struct ipz_queue *ipz_queue,
 	void *wqe_v;
 	u64 q_ofs;
 	u32 wqe_idx;
+	unsigned int tail_idx;
 
 	/* convert real to abs address */
 	wqe_p = wqe_p & (~(1UL << 63));
@@ -1133,12 +1138,17 @@ static int calc_left_cqes(u64 wqe_p, struct ipz_queue *ipz_queue,
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
+	tail_idx = (qmap->tail + 1) % qmap->entries;
 	wqe_idx = q_ofs / ipz_queue->qe_size;
-	if (wqe_idx < qmap->tail)
-		qmap->left_to_poll = (qmap->entries - qmap->tail) + wqe_idx;
-	else
-		qmap->left_to_poll = wqe_idx - qmap->tail;
 
+	/* check all processed wqes, whether a cqe is requested or not */
+	while (tail_idx != wqe_idx) {
+		if (qmap->map[tail_idx].cqe_req)
+			qmap->left_to_poll++;
+		tail_idx = (tail_idx + 1) % qmap->entries;
+	}
+	/* save index in queue, where we have to start flushing */
+	qmap->next_wqe_idx = wqe_idx;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1185,10 +1195,14 @@ static int check_for_left_cqes(struct ehca_qp *my_qp, struct ehca_shca *shca)
 	} else {
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&my_qp->send_cq->spinlock, flags);
 		my_qp->sq_map.left_to_poll = 0;
+		my_qp->sq_map.next_wqe_idx = (my_qp->sq_map.tail + 1) %
+						my_qp->sq_map.entries;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&my_qp->send_cq->spinlock, flags);
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&my_qp->recv_cq->spinlock, flags);
 		my_qp->rq_map.left_to_poll = 0;
+		my_qp->rq_map.next_wqe_idx = (my_qp->rq_map.tail + 1) %
+						my_qp->rq_map.entries;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&my_qp->recv_cq->spinlock, flags);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_reqs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_reqs.c
index 64928079eafa..00a648f4316c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_reqs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_reqs.c
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ static inline int ehca_write_swqe(struct ehca_qp *qp,
 
 	qmap_entry->app_wr_id = get_app_wr_id(send_wr->wr_id);
 	qmap_entry->reported = 0;
+	qmap_entry->cqe_req = 0;
 
 	switch (send_wr->opcode) {
 	case IB_WR_SEND:
@@ -203,8 +204,10 @@ static inline int ehca_write_swqe(struct ehca_qp *qp,
 
 	if ((send_wr->send_flags & IB_SEND_SIGNALED ||
 	    qp->init_attr.sq_sig_type == IB_SIGNAL_ALL_WR)
-	    && !hidden)
+	    && !hidden) {
 		wqe_p->wr_flag |= WQE_WRFLAG_REQ_SIGNAL_COM;
+		qmap_entry->cqe_req = 1;
+	}
 
 	if (send_wr->opcode == IB_WR_SEND_WITH_IMM ||
 	    send_wr->opcode == IB_WR_RDMA_WRITE_WITH_IMM) {
@@ -569,6 +572,7 @@ static int internal_post_recv(struct ehca_qp *my_qp,
 		qmap_entry = &my_qp->rq_map.map[rq_map_idx];
 		qmap_entry->app_wr_id = get_app_wr_id(cur_recv_wr->wr_id);
 		qmap_entry->reported = 0;
+		qmap_entry->cqe_req = 1;
 
 		wqe_cnt++;
 	} /* eof for cur_recv_wr */
@@ -706,19 +710,6 @@ repoll:
 		goto repoll;
 	wc->qp = &my_qp->ib_qp;
 
-	if (is_error) {
-		/*
-		 * set left_to_poll to 0 because in error state, we will not
-		 * get any additional CQEs
-		 */
-		ehca_add_to_err_list(my_qp, 1);
-		my_qp->sq_map.left_to_poll = 0;
-
-		if (HAS_RQ(my_qp))
-			ehca_add_to_err_list(my_qp, 0);
-		my_qp->rq_map.left_to_poll = 0;
-	}
-
 	qmap_tail_idx = get_app_wr_id(cqe->work_request_id);
 	if (!(cqe->w_completion_flags & WC_SEND_RECEIVE_BIT))
 		/* We got a send completion. */
@@ -727,6 +718,26 @@ repoll:
 		/* We got a receive completion. */
 		qmap = &my_qp->rq_map;
 
+	/* advance the tail pointer */
+	qmap->tail = qmap_tail_idx;
+
+	if (is_error) {
+		/*
+		 * set left_to_poll to 0 because in error state, we will not
+		 * get any additional CQEs
+		 */
+		my_qp->sq_map.next_wqe_idx = (my_qp->sq_map.tail + 1) %
+						my_qp->sq_map.entries;
+		my_qp->sq_map.left_to_poll = 0;
+		ehca_add_to_err_list(my_qp, 1);
+
+		my_qp->rq_map.next_wqe_idx = (my_qp->rq_map.tail + 1) %
+						my_qp->rq_map.entries;
+		my_qp->rq_map.left_to_poll = 0;
+		if (HAS_RQ(my_qp))
+			ehca_add_to_err_list(my_qp, 0);
+	}
+
 	qmap_entry = &qmap->map[qmap_tail_idx];
 	if (qmap_entry->reported) {
 		ehca_warn(cq->device, "Double cqe on qp_num=%#x",
@@ -738,10 +749,6 @@ repoll:
 	wc->wr_id = replace_wr_id(cqe->work_request_id, qmap_entry->app_wr_id);
 	qmap_entry->reported = 1;
 
-	/* this is a proper completion, we need to advance the tail pointer */
-	if (++qmap->tail == qmap->entries)
-		qmap->tail = 0;
-
 	/* if left_to_poll is decremented to 0, add the QP to the error list */
 	if (qmap->left_to_poll > 0) {
 		qmap->left_to_poll--;
@@ -805,13 +812,14 @@ static int generate_flush_cqes(struct ehca_qp *my_qp, struct ib_cq *cq,
 	else
 		qmap = &my_qp->rq_map;
 
-	qmap_entry = &qmap->map[qmap->tail];
+	qmap_entry = &qmap->map[qmap->next_wqe_idx];
 
 	while ((nr < num_entries) && (qmap_entry->reported == 0)) {
 		/* generate flush CQE */
+
 		memset(wc, 0, sizeof(*wc));
 
-		offset = qmap->tail * ipz_queue->qe_size;
+		offset = qmap->next_wqe_idx * ipz_queue->qe_size;
 		wqe = (struct ehca_wqe *)ipz_qeit_calc(ipz_queue, offset);
 		if (!wqe) {
 			ehca_err(cq->device, "Invalid wqe offset=%#lx on "
@@ -850,11 +858,12 @@ static int generate_flush_cqes(struct ehca_qp *my_qp, struct ib_cq *cq,
 
 		wc->qp = &my_qp->ib_qp;
 
-		/* mark as reported and advance tail pointer */
+		/* mark as reported and advance next_wqe pointer */
 		qmap_entry->reported = 1;
-		if (++qmap->tail == qmap->entries)
-			qmap->tail = 0;
-		qmap_entry = &qmap->map[qmap->tail];
+		qmap->next_wqe_idx++;
+		if (qmap->next_wqe_idx == qmap->entries)
+			qmap->next_wqe_idx = 0;
+		qmap_entry = &qmap->map[qmap->next_wqe_idx];
 
 		wc++; nr++;
 	}