diff --git a/drivers/ntb/ntb_transport.c b/drivers/ntb/ntb_transport.c
index 3e7a6a8a9c87..7884ea9c7643 100644
--- a/drivers/ntb/ntb_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/ntb/ntb_transport.c
@@ -2283,9 +2283,13 @@ int ntb_transport_tx_enqueue(struct ntb_transport_qp *qp, void *cb, void *data,
 	struct ntb_queue_entry *entry;
 	int rc;
 
-	if (!qp || !qp->link_is_up || !len)
+	if (!qp || !len)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/* If the qp link is down already, just ignore. */
+	if (!qp->link_is_up)
+		return 0;
+
 	entry = ntb_list_rm(&qp->ntb_tx_free_q_lock, &qp->tx_free_q);
 	if (!entry) {
 		qp->tx_err_no_buf++;