diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/file_ops.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/file_ops.c
index d9a1e9893136..fd28f09b4445 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/file_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/file_ops.c
@@ -881,11 +881,11 @@ static int complete_subctxt(struct hfi1_filedata *fd)
 	}
 
 	if (ret) {
-		hfi1_rcd_put(fd->uctxt);
-		fd->uctxt = NULL;
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&fd->dd->uctxt_lock, flags);
 		__clear_bit(fd->subctxt, fd->uctxt->in_use_ctxts);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fd->dd->uctxt_lock, flags);
+		hfi1_rcd_put(fd->uctxt);
+		fd->uctxt = NULL;
 	}
 
 	return ret;