diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
index d03002b9d84de098460889206296ae7541b2388d..7210a784abb497cf89657024d3633d45f7c56cd9 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
@@ -814,6 +814,8 @@ static int rxe_post_send_kernel(struct rxe_qp *qp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 			(queue_count(qp->sq.queue) > 1);
 
 	rxe_run_task(&qp->req.task, must_sched);
+	if (unlikely(qp->req.state == QP_STATE_ERROR))
+		rxe_run_task(&qp->comp.task, 1);
 
 	return err;
 }