diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c
index bb36cdf82a8d..3668cc71b47e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c
@@ -2923,15 +2923,18 @@ static int terminate(struct c4iw_dev *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	ep = get_ep_from_tid(dev, tid);
 	BUG_ON(!ep);
 
-	if (ep && ep->com.qp) {
-		pr_warn("TERM received tid %u qpid %u\n",
-			tid, ep->com.qp->wq.sq.qid);
-		attrs.next_state = C4IW_QP_STATE_TERMINATE;
-		c4iw_modify_qp(ep->com.qp->rhp, ep->com.qp,
-			       C4IW_QP_ATTR_NEXT_STATE, &attrs, 1);
+	if (ep) {
+		if (ep->com.qp) {
+			pr_warn("TERM received tid %u qpid %u\n", tid,
+				ep->com.qp->wq.sq.qid);
+			attrs.next_state = C4IW_QP_STATE_TERMINATE;
+			c4iw_modify_qp(ep->com.qp->rhp, ep->com.qp,
+				       C4IW_QP_ATTR_NEXT_STATE, &attrs, 1);
+		}
+
+		c4iw_put_ep(&ep->com);
 	} else
 		pr_warn("TERM received tid %u no ep/qp\n", tid);
-	c4iw_put_ep(&ep->com);
 
 	return 0;
 }