diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_d.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_d.h
index bd942da91a2797dcfac81dbadd4aa6dbc32b3643..2fac1db0e0a0070a5a7ab626a75c6564dec1f0a6 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_d.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_d.h
@@ -1557,6 +1557,9 @@ enum i40iw_alignment {
 #define I40IW_RING_MOVE_TAIL(_ring) \
 	(_ring).tail = ((_ring).tail + 1) % (_ring).size
 
+#define I40IW_RING_MOVE_HEAD_NOCHECK(_ring) \
+	(_ring).head = ((_ring).head + 1) % (_ring).size
+
 #define I40IW_RING_MOVE_TAIL_BY_COUNT(_ring, _count) \
 	(_ring).tail = ((_ring).tail + (_count)) % (_ring).size
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_uk.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_uk.c
index 6b217e6e918f73043194b7018ee49532a24c77f2..4d28c3cb03cc3b45bd198b2f52ed7a3507dd78b5 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_uk.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_uk.c
@@ -761,7 +761,6 @@ static enum i40iw_status_code i40iw_cq_poll_completion(struct i40iw_cq_uk *cq,
 	struct i40iw_ring *pring = NULL;
 	u32 wqe_idx, q_type, array_idx = 0;
 	enum i40iw_status_code ret_code = 0;
-	enum i40iw_status_code ret_code2 = 0;
 	bool move_cq_head = true;
 	u8 polarity;
 	u8 addl_wqes = 0;
@@ -869,10 +868,7 @@ static enum i40iw_status_code i40iw_cq_poll_completion(struct i40iw_cq_uk *cq,
 			move_cq_head = false;
 
 	if (move_cq_head) {
-		I40IW_RING_MOVE_HEAD(cq->cq_ring, ret_code2);
-
-		if (ret_code2 && !ret_code)
-			ret_code = ret_code2;
+		I40IW_RING_MOVE_HEAD_NOCHECK(cq->cq_ring);
 
 		if (I40IW_RING_GETCURRENT_HEAD(cq->cq_ring) == 0)
 			cq->polarity ^= 1;