diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
index e060499146ad..a2073ee7a16f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
@@ -4400,6 +4400,12 @@ static int _mlx5_ib_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 	u8 next_fence = 0;
 	u8 fence;
 
+	if (unlikely(mdev->state == MLX5_DEVICE_STATE_INTERNAL_ERROR &&
+		     !drain)) {
+		*bad_wr = wr;
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
 	if (unlikely(ibqp->qp_type == IB_QPT_GSI))
 		return mlx5_ib_gsi_post_send(ibqp, wr, bad_wr);
 
@@ -4409,13 +4415,6 @@ static int _mlx5_ib_post_send(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&qp->sq.lock, flags);
 
-	if (mdev->state == MLX5_DEVICE_STATE_INTERNAL_ERROR && !drain) {
-		err = -EIO;
-		*bad_wr = wr;
-		nreq = 0;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	for (nreq = 0; wr; nreq++, wr = wr->next) {
 		if (unlikely(wr->opcode >= ARRAY_SIZE(mlx5_ib_opcode))) {
 			mlx5_ib_warn(dev, "\n");
@@ -4729,18 +4728,17 @@ static int _mlx5_ib_post_recv(struct ib_qp *ibqp, const struct ib_recv_wr *wr,
 	int ind;
 	int i;
 
+	if (unlikely(mdev->state == MLX5_DEVICE_STATE_INTERNAL_ERROR &&
+		     !drain)) {
+		*bad_wr = wr;
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
 	if (unlikely(ibqp->qp_type == IB_QPT_GSI))
 		return mlx5_ib_gsi_post_recv(ibqp, wr, bad_wr);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&qp->rq.lock, flags);
 
-	if (mdev->state == MLX5_DEVICE_STATE_INTERNAL_ERROR && !drain) {
-		err = -EIO;
-		*bad_wr = wr;
-		nreq = 0;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	ind = qp->rq.head & (qp->rq.wqe_cnt - 1);
 
 	for (nreq = 0; wr; nreq++, wr = wr->next) {