diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/rpc_rdma.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/rpc_rdma.c
index 5ff086ccd259..3f50828802de 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/rpc_rdma.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/rpc_rdma.c
@@ -1528,11 +1528,13 @@ void rpcrdma_reply_handler(struct rpcrdma_rep *rep)
 
 out_badversion:
 	trace_xprtrdma_reply_vers_err(rep);
-	goto out;
+	rpcrdma_rep_put(buf, rep);
+	credits = buf->rb_credits;
+	goto out_post;
 
 out_shortreply:
 	trace_xprtrdma_reply_short_err(rep);
-
-out:
 	rpcrdma_rep_put(buf, rep);
+	credits = buf->rb_credits;
+	goto out_post;
 }