diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c
index 64e0903091a8679f9f14490873f68c03baef8cca..1d9616be419222d16a03a02943ba3f49d6f5c398 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c
@@ -2989,6 +2989,7 @@ static int cm_sidr_req_handler(struct cm_work *work)
 		goto out; /* No match. */
 	}
 	atomic_inc(&cur_cm_id_priv->refcount);
+	atomic_inc(&cm_id_priv->refcount);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&cm.lock);
 
 	cm_id_priv->id.cm_handler = cur_cm_id_priv->id.cm_handler;