diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v2.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v2.c
index 8c02b51c8bff..4554d3e78b37 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v2.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v2.c
@@ -731,7 +731,8 @@ out:
 		qp->sq.head += nreq;
 		qp->next_sge = sge_idx;
 
-		if (nreq == 1 && (qp->en_flags & HNS_ROCE_QP_CAP_DIRECT_WQE))
+		if (nreq == 1 && !ret &&
+		    (qp->en_flags & HNS_ROCE_QP_CAP_DIRECT_WQE))
 			write_dwqe(hr_dev, qp, wqe);
 		else
 			update_sq_db(hr_dev, qp);