diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_resp.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_resp.c
index d8cbdfa70cdb..02b16e2b49b8 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_resp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_resp.c
@@ -1217,7 +1217,14 @@ static enum resp_states do_complete(struct rxe_qp *qp,
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&qp->state_lock, flags);
 	if (unlikely(qp_state(qp) == IB_QPS_ERR)) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qp->state_lock, flags);
-		return RESPST_CHK_RESOURCE;
+		/* The packet was executed and completed before the QP
+		 * moved to ERROR; it must be consumed exactly once.
+		 * Re-entering the request chain with the stale packet
+		 * would copy it into every remaining recv WQE as a new
+		 * completion.  Remaining WQEs are flushed by the drain
+		 * path at rxe_receiver() entry.
+		 */
+		return pkt ? RESPST_CLEANUP : RESPST_CHK_RESOURCE;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&qp->state_lock, flags);