diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_cm.c
index 3aed597103d3..69fcf21eaf52 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_cm.c
@@ -725,11 +725,11 @@ static int siw_proc_mpareply(struct siw_cep *cep)
 	enum mpa_v2_ctrl mpa_p2p_mode = MPA_V2_RDMA_NO_RTR;
 
 	rv = siw_recv_mpa_rr(cep);
-	if (rv != -EAGAIN)
-		siw_cancel_mpatimer(cep);
 	if (rv)
 		goto out_err;
 
+	siw_cancel_mpatimer(cep);
+
 	rep = &cep->mpa.hdr;
 
 	if (__mpa_rr_revision(rep->params.bits) > MPA_REVISION_2) {
@@ -895,7 +895,8 @@ static int siw_proc_mpareply(struct siw_cep *cep)
 	}
 
 out_err:
-	siw_cm_upcall(cep, IW_CM_EVENT_CONNECT_REPLY, -EINVAL);
+	if (rv != -EAGAIN)
+		siw_cm_upcall(cep, IW_CM_EVENT_CONNECT_REPLY, -EINVAL);
 
 	return rv;
 }