diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/klnds/o2iblnd/o2iblnd_cb.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/klnds/o2iblnd/o2iblnd_cb.c
index 29e10021b906..4a9b73305e4e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/klnds/o2iblnd/o2iblnd_cb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/klnds/o2iblnd/o2iblnd_cb.c
@@ -1289,11 +1289,6 @@ kiblnd_connect_peer(struct kib_peer *peer)
 		goto failed2;
 	}
 
-	LASSERT(cmid->device);
-	CDEBUG(D_NET, "%s: connection bound to %s:%pI4h:%s\n",
-	       libcfs_nid2str(peer->ibp_nid), dev->ibd_ifname,
-	       &dev->ibd_ifip, cmid->device->name);
-
 	return;
 
  failed2:
@@ -2995,8 +2990,19 @@ kiblnd_cm_callback(struct rdma_cm_id *cmid, struct rdma_cm_event *event)
 		} else {
 			rc = rdma_resolve_route(
 				cmid, *kiblnd_tunables.kib_timeout * 1000);
-			if (!rc)
+			if (!rc) {
+				struct kib_net *net = peer->ibp_ni->ni_data;
+				struct kib_dev *dev = net->ibn_dev;
+
+				CDEBUG(D_NET, "%s: connection bound to "\
+				       "%s:%pI4h:%s\n",
+				       libcfs_nid2str(peer->ibp_nid),
+				       dev->ibd_ifname,
+				       &dev->ibd_ifip, cmid->device->name);
+
 				return 0;
+			}
+
 			/* Can't initiate route resolution */
 			CERROR("Can't resolve route for %s: %d\n",
 			       libcfs_nid2str(peer->ibp_nid), rc);