diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_cm.c
index b9274e1b317075531e09b88cc15004cc6c798191..b21fde8b659d327136bdd02fef1dd67b14eddb36 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_cm.c
@@ -1634,6 +1634,7 @@ static int ec_status(struct t3cdev *tdev, struct sk_buff *skb, void *ctx)
 
 		printk(KERN_ERR MOD "%s BAD CLOSE - Aborting tid %u\n",
 		       __FUNCTION__, ep->hwtid);
+		stop_ep_timer(ep);
 		attrs.next_state = IWCH_QP_STATE_ERROR;
 		iwch_modify_qp(ep->com.qp->rhp,
 			       ep->com.qp, IWCH_QP_ATTR_NEXT_STATE,