diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_cm.c
index 3d96b649889c..8c4d868dd154 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/siw/siw_cm.c
@@ -981,6 +981,7 @@ static void siw_accept_newconn(struct siw_cep *cep)
 			siw_cep_put(cep);
 			new_cep->listen_cep = NULL;
 			if (rv) {
+				siw_cancel_mpatimer(new_cep);
 				siw_cep_set_free(new_cep);
 				goto error;
 			}
@@ -1105,9 +1106,12 @@ static void siw_cm_work_handler(struct work_struct *w)
 				/*
 				 * Socket close before MPA request received.
 				 */
-				siw_dbg_cep(cep, "no mpareq: drop listener\n");
-				siw_cep_put(cep->listen_cep);
-				cep->listen_cep = NULL;
+				if (cep->listen_cep) {
+					siw_dbg_cep(cep,
+						"no mpareq: drop listener\n");
+					siw_cep_put(cep->listen_cep);
+					cep->listen_cep = NULL;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		release_cep = 1;
@@ -1230,7 +1234,11 @@ static void siw_cm_llp_data_ready(struct sock *sk)
 	if (!cep)
 		goto out;
 
-	siw_dbg_cep(cep, "state: %d\n", cep->state);
+	siw_dbg_cep(cep, "cep state: %d, socket state %d\n",
+		    cep->state, sk->sk_state);
+
+	if (sk->sk_state != TCP_ESTABLISHED)
+		goto out;
 
 	switch (cep->state) {
 	case SIW_EPSTATE_RDMA_MODE: