diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_irq.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_irq.c
index cb55be04442c615796fe67c78a822658c8aa0104..757035ea246faff58225747668d38a53f5362e59 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_irq.c
@@ -359,36 +359,48 @@ static void notify_port_conf_change(struct ehca_shca *shca, int port_num)
 	*old_attr = new_attr;
 }
 
+/* replay modify_qp for sqps -- return 0 if all is well, 1 if AQP1 destroyed */
+static int replay_modify_qp(struct ehca_sport *sport)
+{
+	int aqp1_destroyed;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->mod_sqp_lock, flags);
+
+	aqp1_destroyed = !sport->ibqp_sqp[IB_QPT_GSI];
+
+	if (sport->ibqp_sqp[IB_QPT_SMI])
+		ehca_recover_sqp(sport->ibqp_sqp[IB_QPT_SMI]);
+	if (!aqp1_destroyed)
+		ehca_recover_sqp(sport->ibqp_sqp[IB_QPT_GSI]);
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->mod_sqp_lock, flags);
+
+	return aqp1_destroyed;
+}
+
 static void parse_ec(struct ehca_shca *shca, u64 eqe)
 {
 	u8 ec   = EHCA_BMASK_GET(NEQE_EVENT_CODE, eqe);
 	u8 port = EHCA_BMASK_GET(NEQE_PORT_NUMBER, eqe);
 	u8 spec_event;
 	struct ehca_sport *sport = &shca->sport[port - 1];
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	switch (ec) {
 	case 0x30: /* port availability change */
 		if (EHCA_BMASK_GET(NEQE_PORT_AVAILABILITY, eqe)) {
-			int suppress_event;
-			/* replay modify_qp for sqps */
-			spin_lock_irqsave(&sport->mod_sqp_lock, flags);
-			suppress_event = !sport->ibqp_sqp[IB_QPT_GSI];
-			if (sport->ibqp_sqp[IB_QPT_SMI])
-				ehca_recover_sqp(sport->ibqp_sqp[IB_QPT_SMI]);
-			if (!suppress_event)
-				ehca_recover_sqp(sport->ibqp_sqp[IB_QPT_GSI]);
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sport->mod_sqp_lock, flags);
-
-			/* AQP1 was destroyed, ignore this event */
-			if (suppress_event)
-				break;
+			/* only replay modify_qp calls in autodetect mode;
+			 * if AQP1 was destroyed, the port is already down
+			 * again and we can drop the event.
+			 */
+			if (ehca_nr_ports < 0)
+				if (replay_modify_qp(sport))
+					break;
 
 			sport->port_state = IB_PORT_ACTIVE;
 			dispatch_port_event(shca, port, IB_EVENT_PORT_ACTIVE,
 					    "is active");
-			ehca_query_sma_attr(shca, port,
-					    &sport->saved_attr);
+			ehca_query_sma_attr(shca, port, &sport->saved_attr);
 		} else {
 			sport->port_state = IB_PORT_DOWN;
 			dispatch_port_event(shca, port, IB_EVENT_PORT_ERR,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_qp.c
index 4d54b9f6456789cb17fa07e93481cebb322b2d81..9e05ee2db39baab87389049d7d2f479e8efe1a6a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_qp.c
@@ -860,6 +860,11 @@ static struct ehca_qp *internal_create_qp(
 	if (qp_type == IB_QPT_GSI) {
 		h_ret = ehca_define_sqp(shca, my_qp, init_attr);
 		if (h_ret != H_SUCCESS) {
+			kfree(my_qp->mod_qp_parm);
+			my_qp->mod_qp_parm = NULL;
+			/* the QP pointer is no longer valid */
+			shca->sport[init_attr->port_num - 1].ibqp_sqp[qp_type] =
+				NULL;
 			ret = ehca2ib_return_code(h_ret);
 			goto create_qp_exit6;
 		}