diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c
index 9d98237389cf..15fefc689ca3 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c
@@ -581,9 +581,11 @@ static int rxe_do_local_ops(struct rxe_qp *qp, struct rxe_send_wqe *wqe)
 	wqe->status = IB_WC_SUCCESS;
 	qp->req.wqe_index = queue_next_index(qp->sq.queue, qp->req.wqe_index);
 
-	if ((wqe->wr.send_flags & IB_SEND_SIGNALED) ||
-	    qp->sq_sig_type == IB_SIGNAL_ALL_WR)
-		rxe_run_task(&qp->comp.task, 1);
+	/* There is no ack coming for local work requests
+	 * which can lead to a deadlock. So go ahead and complete
+	 * it now.
+	 */
+	rxe_run_task(&qp->comp.task, 1);
 
 	return 0;
 }