diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.c
index d41728397bd2..4c91062ff247 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.c
@@ -864,6 +864,8 @@ void rxe_qp_cleanup(void *arg)
 
 	free_rd_atomic_resources(qp);
 
-	kernel_sock_shutdown(qp->sk, SHUT_RDWR);
-	sock_release(qp->sk);
+	if (qp->sk) {
+		kernel_sock_shutdown(qp->sk, SHUT_RDWR);
+		sock_release(qp->sk);
+	}
 }