diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c
index cc36e9bf9dea..6a93280250d1 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c
@@ -432,8 +432,17 @@ static void arp_failure_discard(void *handle, struct sk_buff *skb)
  */
 static void act_open_req_arp_failure(void *handle, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	struct c4iw_ep *ep = handle;
+
 	printk(KERN_ERR MOD "ARP failure duing connect\n");
 	kfree_skb(skb);
+	connect_reply_upcall(ep, -EHOSTUNREACH);
+	state_set(&ep->com, DEAD);
+	remove_handle(ep->com.dev, &ep->com.dev->atid_idr, ep->atid);
+	cxgb4_free_atid(ep->com.dev->rdev.lldi.tids, ep->atid);
+	dst_release(ep->dst);
+	cxgb4_l2t_release(ep->l2t);
+	c4iw_put_ep(&ep->com);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -658,7 +667,7 @@ static int send_connect(struct c4iw_ep *ep)
 		opt2 |= T5_OPT_2_VALID;
 		opt2 |= V_CONG_CNTRL(CONG_ALG_TAHOE);
 	}
-	t4_set_arp_err_handler(skb, NULL, act_open_req_arp_failure);
+	t4_set_arp_err_handler(skb, ep, act_open_req_arp_failure);
 
 	if (is_t4(ep->com.dev->rdev.lldi.adapter_type)) {
 		if (ep->com.remote_addr.ss_family == AF_INET) {