diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
index 4ea1c1ca85bc..6b14bd1c60a0 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib.h
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ int ipoib_mcast_attach(struct net_device *dev, u16 mlid,
 int ipoib_mcast_detach(struct net_device *dev, u16 mlid,
 		       union ib_gid *mgid);
 
-int ipoib_qp_create(struct net_device *dev);
+int ipoib_init_qp(struct net_device *dev);
 int ipoib_transport_dev_init(struct net_device *dev, struct ib_device *ca);
 void ipoib_transport_dev_cleanup(struct net_device *dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
index f7440096b5ed..02d0e0006578 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_ib.c
@@ -387,9 +387,9 @@ int ipoib_ib_dev_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = ipoib_qp_create(dev);
+	ret = ipoib_init_qp(dev);
 	if (ret) {
-		ipoib_warn(priv, "ipoib_qp_create returned %d\n", ret);
+		ipoib_warn(priv, "ipoib_init_qp returned %d\n", ret);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_verbs.c
index 79f59d0563ed..b5902a7ec240 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_verbs.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ int ipoib_mcast_detach(struct net_device *dev, u16 mlid, union ib_gid *mgid)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int ipoib_qp_create(struct net_device *dev)
+int ipoib_init_qp(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int ret;
@@ -149,10 +149,11 @@ int ipoib_qp_create(struct net_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 
 out_fail:
-	ib_destroy_qp(priv->qp);
-	priv->qp = NULL;
+	qp_attr.qp_state = IB_QPS_RESET;
+	if (ib_modify_qp(priv->qp, &qp_attr, IB_QP_STATE))
+		ipoib_warn(priv, "Failed to modify QP to RESET state\n");
 
-	return -EINVAL;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int ipoib_transport_dev_init(struct net_device *dev, struct ib_device *ca)