diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/qedr_iw_cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/qedr_iw_cm.c
index 505fa36487629ce003b1ac78a2414efbe18e4195..93b16237b76774c986580792b7160cd7a9c85c3e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/qedr_iw_cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qedr/qedr_iw_cm.c
@@ -492,6 +492,8 @@ int qedr_iw_connect(struct iw_cm_id *cm_id, struct iw_cm_conn_param *conn_param)
 	int i;
 
 	qp = idr_find(&dev->qpidr.idr, conn_param->qpn);
+	if (unlikely(!qp))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	laddr = (struct sockaddr_in *)&cm_id->m_local_addr;
 	raddr = (struct sockaddr_in *)&cm_id->m_remote_addr;