diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c
index d62be4828899cf94a9a205f275ad25d6240145f3..512e74326b1632bbfa081b9db8fa8b23a40a5e57 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c
@@ -635,6 +635,7 @@ int rxe_requester(void *arg)
 				goto exit;
 			}
 			rmr->state = RXE_MEM_STATE_FREE;
+			rxe_drop_ref(rmr);
 			wqe->state = wqe_state_done;
 			wqe->status = IB_WC_SUCCESS;
 		} else if (wqe->wr.opcode == IB_WR_REG_MR) {
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_resp.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_resp.c
index 60d78f45aa04158ed52b9f9c35e945b77034552b..05f374986cea1fe6c4f4fb17b7628f9ec48a0b98 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_resp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_resp.c
@@ -907,6 +907,7 @@ static enum resp_states do_complete(struct rxe_qp *qp,
 					return RESPST_ERROR;
 				}
 				rmr->state = RXE_MEM_STATE_FREE;
+				rxe_drop_ref(rmr);
 			}
 
 			wc->qp			= &qp->ibqp;