diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c
index 5ba39a9f65ad..a922edcf23d6 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c
@@ -1834,7 +1834,7 @@ void hfi1_rc_send_complete(struct rvt_qp *qp, struct hfi1_opa_header *opah)
 		qp->s_last = s_last;
 		/* see post_send() */
 		barrier();
-		rvt_put_swqe(wqe);
+		rvt_put_qp_swqe(qp, wqe);
 		rvt_qp_swqe_complete(qp,
 				     wqe,
 				     ib_hfi1_wc_opcode[wqe->wr.opcode],
@@ -1882,7 +1882,7 @@ struct rvt_swqe *do_rc_completion(struct rvt_qp *qp,
 		u32 s_last;
 
 		trdma_clean_swqe(qp, wqe);
-		rvt_put_swqe(wqe);
+		rvt_put_qp_swqe(qp, wqe);
 		rvt_qp_wqe_unreserve(qp, wqe);
 		s_last = qp->s_last;
 		trace_hfi1_qp_send_completion(qp, wqe, s_last);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_rc.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_rc.c
index 50dd9811b088..2ac4c67f5ba1 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_rc.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_rc.c
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ void qib_rc_send_complete(struct rvt_qp *qp, struct ib_header *hdr)
 		qp->s_last = s_last;
 		/* see post_send() */
 		barrier();
-		rvt_put_swqe(wqe);
+		rvt_put_qp_swqe(qp, wqe);
 		rvt_qp_swqe_complete(qp,
 				     wqe,
 				     ib_qib_wc_opcode[wqe->wr.opcode],
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ static struct rvt_swqe *do_rc_completion(struct rvt_qp *qp,
 	    qib_cmp24(qp->s_sending_psn, qp->s_sending_hpsn) > 0) {
 		u32 s_last;
 
-		rvt_put_swqe(wqe);
+		rvt_put_qp_swqe(qp, wqe);
 		s_last = qp->s_last;
 		if (++s_last >= qp->s_size)
 			s_last = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c
index 2460303053eb..31a2e65e4906 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rdmavt/qp.c
@@ -623,10 +623,7 @@ static void rvt_clear_mr_refs(struct rvt_qp *qp, int clr_sends)
 		while (qp->s_last != qp->s_head) {
 			struct rvt_swqe *wqe = rvt_get_swqe_ptr(qp, qp->s_last);
 
-			rvt_put_swqe(wqe);
-			if (qp->allowed_ops == IB_OPCODE_UD)
-				atomic_dec(&ibah_to_rvtah(
-						wqe->ud_wr.ah)->refcount);
+			rvt_put_qp_swqe(qp, wqe);
 			if (++qp->s_last >= qp->s_size)
 				qp->s_last = 0;
 			smp_wmb(); /* see qp_set_savail */
@@ -2683,9 +2680,7 @@ void rvt_send_complete(struct rvt_qp *qp, struct rvt_swqe *wqe,
 	qp->s_last = last;
 	/* See post_send() */
 	barrier();
-	rvt_put_swqe(wqe);
-	if (qp->allowed_ops == IB_OPCODE_UD)
-		atomic_dec(&ibah_to_rvtah(wqe->ud_wr.ah)->refcount);
+	rvt_put_qp_swqe(qp, wqe);
 
 	rvt_qp_swqe_complete(qp,
 			     wqe,
diff --git a/include/rdma/rdmavt_qp.h b/include/rdma/rdmavt_qp.h
index a00c46a4e779..68e38c20afc0 100644
--- a/include/rdma/rdmavt_qp.h
+++ b/include/rdma/rdmavt_qp.h
@@ -723,6 +723,20 @@ static inline void rvt_mod_retry_timer(struct rvt_qp *qp)
 	return rvt_mod_retry_timer_ext(qp, 0);
 }
 
+/**
+ * rvt_put_qp_swqe - drop refs held by swqe
+ * @qp: the send qp
+ * @wqe: the send wqe
+ *
+ * This drops any references held by the swqe
+ */
+static inline void rvt_put_qp_swqe(struct rvt_qp *qp, struct rvt_swqe *wqe)
+{
+	rvt_put_swqe(wqe);
+	if (qp->allowed_ops == IB_OPCODE_UD)
+		atomic_dec(&ibah_to_rvtah(wqe->ud_wr.ah)->refcount);
+}
+
 extern const int  ib_rvt_state_ops[];
 
 struct rvt_dev_info;