diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mr.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mr.c
index 8cf2ce5..4b02130 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mr.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mr.c
@@ -1193,12 +1193,16 @@
 
 static int unreg_umr(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev, struct mlx5_ib_mr *mr)
 {
+	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = dev->mdev;
 	struct umr_common *umrc = &dev->umrc;
 	struct mlx5_ib_umr_context umr_context;
 	struct mlx5_umr_wr umrwr = {};
 	struct ib_send_wr *bad;
 	int err;
 
+	if (mdev->state == MLX5_DEVICE_STATE_INTERNAL_ERROR)
+		return 0;
+
 	mlx5_ib_init_umr_context(&umr_context);
 
 	umrwr.wr.wr_cqe = &umr_context.cqe;