diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c
index 6ee5d84..8865a33 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c
@@ -1572,10 +1572,9 @@
 			       " qpid %u ep %p state %d tid %u status %d\n",
 			       __func__, ep->com.qp->wq.sq.qid, ep,
 			       state_read(&ep->com), ep->hwtid, status);
-		attrs.next_state = C4IW_QP_STATE_ERROR;
+		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_ep_disconnect(ep, 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+			       C4IW_QP_ATTR_NEXT_STATE, &attrs, 0);
 		break;
 	}
 	default: