diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/klnds/o2iblnd/o2iblnd_cb.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/klnds/o2iblnd/o2iblnd_cb.c
index f76c570745295a40e1bdab500a850c78a974d95e..7602d7142461522d41c91361b60a2ba62c994ca2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/klnds/o2iblnd/o2iblnd_cb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/klnds/o2iblnd/o2iblnd_cb.c
@@ -1298,8 +1298,10 @@ kiblnd_connect_peer(kib_peer_t *peer)
 	return;
 
  failed2:
+	kiblnd_peer_connect_failed(peer, 1, rc);
 	kiblnd_peer_decref(peer);	       /* cmid's ref */
 	rdma_destroy_id(cmid);
+	return;
  failed:
 	kiblnd_peer_connect_failed(peer, 1, rc);
 }