diff --git a/net/rds/rdma_transport.c b/net/rds/rdma_transport.c
index 345f09059e9f..d5f311767157 100644
--- a/net/rds/rdma_transport.c
+++ b/net/rds/rdma_transport.c
@@ -100,11 +100,14 @@ int rds_rdma_cm_event_handler(struct rdma_cm_id *cm_id,
 		trans->cm_connect_complete(conn, event);
 		break;
 
+	case RDMA_CM_EVENT_REJECTED:
+		rdsdebug("Connection rejected: %s\n",
+			 rdma_reject_msg(cm_id, event->status));
+		/* FALLTHROUGH */
 	case RDMA_CM_EVENT_ADDR_ERROR:
 	case RDMA_CM_EVENT_ROUTE_ERROR:
 	case RDMA_CM_EVENT_CONNECT_ERROR:
 	case RDMA_CM_EVENT_UNREACHABLE:
-	case RDMA_CM_EVENT_REJECTED:
 	case RDMA_CM_EVENT_DEVICE_REMOVAL:
 	case RDMA_CM_EVENT_ADDR_CHANGE:
 		if (conn)