diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c
index 27e2df44d043..cfe5f47d9890 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/main.c
@@ -789,7 +789,8 @@ static int bnxt_re_handle_qp_async_event(struct creq_qp_event *qp_event,
 	struct ib_event event;
 	unsigned int flags;
 
-	if (qp->qplib_qp.state == CMDQ_MODIFY_QP_NEW_STATE_ERR) {
+	if (qp->qplib_qp.state == CMDQ_MODIFY_QP_NEW_STATE_ERR &&
+	    rdma_is_kernel_res(&qp->ib_qp.res)) {
 		flags = bnxt_re_lock_cqs(qp);
 		bnxt_qplib_add_flush_qp(&qp->qplib_qp);
 		bnxt_re_unlock_cqs(qp, flags);