diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
index 3f5b5893792c..9f7287f45d06 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srp/ib_srp.c
@@ -2210,6 +2210,7 @@ static int srp_queuecommand(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct scsi_cmnd *scmnd)
 
 	if (srp_post_send(ch, iu, len)) {
 		shost_printk(KERN_ERR, target->scsi_host, PFX "Send failed\n");
+		scmnd->result = DID_ERROR << 16;
 		goto err_unmap;
 	}