diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
index 0b362f49a10a..afbf701dc9a7 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.c
@@ -813,6 +813,8 @@ static int rxe_post_send_kernel(struct rxe_qp *qp, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 			(queue_count(qp->sq.queue) > 1);
 
 	rxe_run_task(&qp->req.task, must_sched);
+	if (unlikely(qp->req.state == QP_STATE_ERROR))
+		rxe_run_task(&qp->comp.task, 1);
 
 	return err;
 }