diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c
index d45b0f2aa987a21edfe258958899a51a933bb37e..dfbb8fdda5f6d736da91c11ab9125dd270dbaf32 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_cm.c
@@ -766,12 +766,14 @@ void ipoib_cm_send(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb, struct ipoib_cm_
 	skb_orphan(skb);
 	skb_dst_drop(skb);
 
-	if (netif_queue_stopped(dev))
-		if (ib_req_notify_cq(priv->send_cq, IB_CQ_NEXT_COMP |
-				     IB_CQ_REPORT_MISSED_EVENTS)) {
+	if (netif_queue_stopped(dev)) {
+		rc = ib_req_notify_cq(priv->send_cq, IB_CQ_NEXT_COMP |
+				      IB_CQ_REPORT_MISSED_EVENTS);
+		if (unlikely(rc < 0))
 			ipoib_warn(priv, "IPoIB/CM:request notify on send CQ failed\n");
+		else if (rc)
 			napi_schedule(&priv->send_napi);
-		}
+	}
 
 	rc = post_send(priv, tx, tx->tx_head & (ipoib_sendq_size - 1), tx_req);
 	if (unlikely(rc)) {
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
index a8760d40dfa61c1e17f58c3f14e73857a3f20d6f..10384ea50bed7a4ff78712efdcafc9fe0c93dcaf 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ int ipoib_send(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	if (netif_queue_stopped(dev))
 		if (ib_req_notify_cq(priv->send_cq, IB_CQ_NEXT_COMP |
-				     IB_CQ_REPORT_MISSED_EVENTS))
+				     IB_CQ_REPORT_MISSED_EVENTS) < 0)
 			ipoib_warn(priv, "request notify on send CQ failed\n");
 
 	rc = post_send(priv, priv->tx_head & (ipoib_sendq_size - 1),